History Of Kusugu Well

I'm not so fond of historical things because they make my head feel overwhelmed with all those ancient names and and taking note of the years the event happened. That's why I never fancied studying it in school.
But I want to tell you that I love to read sweet, interesting stories of these events, especially the ones that seem unbelievable.

Some months back while scrolling on the internet, I came across something I had never seen or heard before, and when I checked the story behind it, it was all interesting and sounded like a well-scripted movie.

HISTORY OF KUSUGU WELL:

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Way back in the early days, over 2000 years ago, of a city in the northern part of Nigeria called Daura, one of the things they lacked was water, but God made a way for them by providing a gigantic and always-watered Well. That became their source of water, and back then, they were under the rulership of a queen as their king, Queen Daurama, whom people respected greatly.

This Well was their all in all for water, and it was so good that there was water even in the dry season, so it was ever-sustaining. But a time came when a giant snake began to appear in the well, which scared people away from fetching water. It was said that it was the gods of the land who the people respected and never questioned, allowed its appearance in the well to prevent the villagers from using it.

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The only days the giant snake did not appear were Fridays, on which all the villagers would assemble in their numbers to fetch and fill up their pots and containers until the next Friday. It continued like that and became a burden to the villagers because they were starving; before the next Friday, the water they had fetched would have run out, but they couldn't find a solution to the issue.

Then one day, a man called the Baghdadi prince, Bayajidda (Abu Yazid), came to Daura because he could not ascend to the throne after the death of his father. He lodged in a compound close to the well, in a woman's house. When he requested water and they told him there was none, he got angry and decided to go to the well to fetch water, despite their warnings about the strange snake. He refused to listen and acted bravely by killing the snake.

Everyone began to hail him for his bravery because he finally solved their biggest problem. The queen heard what happened, she ordered to meet him, they met, and one thing led to another; they got married, and he became the king, taking rulership from the queen acceptably.

They had seven children who ruled over the seven Hausa states known as Hausa Bakwai.

The Kusugu well is where the giant snake, Sarki, was killed by Bayajida in the 10th century because the snake would only allow the people of Daura to fetch water from the well once a week, mainly on Fridays.

Currently, the place is well beautified, and the Well is housed in a mansion serving as a tourist attraction. People travel from far and near to have a drink from the well because it's said to be a water of blessing for anyone who drinks from it.

The Nigeria Television Authority has a document clip here

Thank you.

This is for March 26th
History Day for #marchinleo.
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