Though there is no historical evidence
of which tribe was the first to settle in the area, they said that the Gwari’s
were the first to settle in the are even before the arrival of the British
troops, others believed that the Fulani’s were the first to settle in the area
especially around Barnawa and Rigachukun area. Some of the spokesmen of Gwari
lamented that their people should have been the original occupant of Kaduna but
they were gradually pursued out by the intrusion of settlers from their town.
(Summing the two LGAs Kaduna North/South,15 May 2007)
Although the Gwaris themselves were said to
have migrated from the north of lokoja in kogi state, notwithstanding the
possibilities of their being the first settlers in Kaduna cannot be over ruled.
But presently do to the due to the domination of the state by many tribes it is difficult to
ascertain which tribes are now the inhabitants, which is due to the high rate
of development in the area. Those that migrated to the area had become
permanent settlers and they have equal claims to those who first settled in the
area, this is because of the culture, social and economic contribution they
made to the development and progress of the area. Another reason that makes
them to have equal claims was because the migrants enter into marriage with the
old habitants.
However, final analysis concluded that the early inhabitant to
Kaduna state were the Gwaris. ( )
The
religion set up and practices in Kaduna is dominated by the Muslims, also with
high population of Christians but the traditional religion or paganism are few
in number.( )