Apa, Lagos
| Yankuna masu yawan jama'a | |
|---|---|
| Najeriya |
Apa al'umma ce mai tarihi a yankin Badagry na jihar Legas. Tana ɗaya daga cikin tsoffin ƙauyuka a Badagry.[1] Al'ummar tana da Oba, Alapa na Apa. Yawancin mutanen Apapa sun fito ne daga al'adun Awori da Ogu.[1]
Taswira[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
Wurin da ke Arewa maso yamma na sashin Badagry, yankin yana iyaka da arewa ta kogin Badagry sannan a gabas ta garin Badagry kuma a kudu akwai ƙauyuka kusa da Tekun Atlantika.[2]
Tarihi[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]
An kafa shi kusan a ƙarni na goma sha biyar ta hanyar ƙaura na Awori, al'ummar tare da Ekpe sun girma a farkon shekarun 1700 lokacin da matsugunan biyu suka zama manyan cibiyoyin cinikin bayi na Trans-Atlantic tare da Porto-Novo da Badagry creeks.[2] A shekara ta 1730, Hontokonu, ɗan kasuwan bawa na Turai ya zauna a Apa kafin ya koma Badagry.[2] Ba da jimawa ba Badagry ta mamaye Apa a matsayin cibiyar kasuwanci a yankin.
A ƙarni na goma sha takwas (18s), bakin haure a yamma daga al'ummomin Gbe da suka tsere daga Sarki Agaja daga baya sun haɗe da mutanen Apapa.[1]