THE CHRONICLES OF DANJUMA LAAH PART ONE The dawning of a new day brought with it the melodious chirping of beautifully colored birds - praising God for giving them yet another day (As my Dad will always say). Dogs bark and roosters crow making it certain that its day break. While the farmers clank their machetes with their hoes as they set out to their farms, is a further assurance that a great day has indeed come. Tum, is a sleepy, peaceful and friendly farming community, in the present day Kaura LGA, of Kaduna State. Lush green undulating scenery, dotted with farm stead of yellow corn, achishiru beans, Guinea corn, cocoa yam and other crops. Everyone seems to own a farm and keeps some or all of poultry, goats, sheep and ducks. The Village Head of Tum community is a really nice man, who had an eye for generous and sincere people. He was a likable chief and his council men where men of integrity. But of particular note, was his magajin garin Tum - Mall. Tella Laah. The thatched roofed huts that dotted Mall. Laahs compound werent so much of an attraction - they were the regular compound of a Tum indigenous community member. Mama Danjuma, was nine-months pregnant and is approaching her due day. She is a caring wife and a good mother, who would sacrifice everything she had to make sure her kids are well fed and her husband, the pride of the village. She had earlier experienced a little labour pains a day before, but she ignored it anyway. After all, there were no Primary Health Care centres nor hospitals for her to do a scan or anti-natal. She relied on the old-time religion. The morning of 18th January, 1960 was to be the second Christmas of Tum and Southern Kaduna at large. In the wee hours of the blessed day, Mama Tella gave birth to a bouncing baby boy (He really was a bouncing baby boy). The entire community was delighted by the news of the birth of Danjuma Tella Laah. Helped by the community midwife, mama went through a brief labor to deliver Danjuma, who is to the family of late Laah Tella (Magajin Tum) in Tum village of Kaura LG Area, the shining Star. No wonder, he was eventually named Tangwat Tum. Tangwat Tum, grew up like any other child in the community. Learning first, how to till the ground (farm), climb mango trees and chase after rats during a bush fire. They sure usually got the spanking of their lives, whenever they eventually set a yet-to-be-harvested farm land ablaze - every child does. Fair skinned little Danjuma, had a demeanor that exudes calmness and determination. His complexion shone as the star he was eventually going to become. Armed with great life-lessons from his Magajin-garin-Tum father, he set out to rule his world and to conquer - not people, but the poverty in people. Tim Maiyaki. NB. Watch out for MAGANAN SHAN TEA DA FORK. This is yet another one-paragraphed series meant to address the ranting of clowns who keep brewing little storms in tea cups in an effort to discredit a Danjuma Tella Laah as Southern Kadunas senator. Frankly, we know this shenanigans and are fully prepared to return the favor in whatever coin.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:34:50 +0000
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