Along the north bank of the upper Benue from about Lau up to the Garoua country lived farming and fishing peoples, the later Bata and Bachama and, round Garoua, the Fali, each under its own chiefs.
The Jukun of Kwararafa downstream belong to the Yoruba-Benin area of this sheet. Nothing is written of them for 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- village and ritual chiefs
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
None recorded
How things stand that morning
Self-governing peoples; south of the Benue lies ground beyond the sheet's scope.
Customs
Ritual chiefs and village heads (later ethnography).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later ethnography only.
On the map: Rough outline.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.