Menwara: Borno’s Cultural Festival Settling Disputes, Lifting Sanctions

The sighting of the new moon epitomise official commencement of the Menwara festival. This is normally between 5 to 6pm at the town square before the Emir’s palace. The Emir in his royal regalia is escorted from his palace to the venue of the event by the royal band and neatly arranged hierarchical cultural groups, kingmakers and title holders.

Tolba will again direct Kwarakpalda to ask the village heads of all the seven major village units ie, Shani, Buma, Kombo, Gasi, Walama, Gwaskara and Kubo, whether they have sighted the new moon and all would deny seeing or sighting the new moon.At last, the Tolba would consult with His Royal Highness, the Emir and at that point, the Emir would inform the Tolba to announce that he has sighted the new moon and would point at it hence the Menwara festival commences.

Fishing is also sanctioned especially, on the major rivers of Hawul Gongola and major ponds at Laraga , Pire, Polgurwa, Tomboli, Gwadumba, Boendiri and Kenape. The sanctions on fishing areas is necessitated by the fact that many fishermen use dangerous means of fishing like poisoning or draining large body of water killing all the fish especially, the young ones.

“The Emir will encourage them to always be bold to defend the emirate and be active to avoid laziness so as to be independent and proud member of the community as well as self sustaining. Hon. Kubo added that the king makers and title holders also join the Emir in the dance which has so many facets showcasing bravery, courage and display of colourful cultural assimilation.

Meanwhile, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum attended the 2021 Menwara festival, the annual event which signals the lifting of sanctions against fishing, bush-burning, tree-cutting and other activities, which would be ecologically detrimental to the community if practiced indiscriminately.

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