By Godwin Tyonongu
But for the curiosity which the pen-pushers are known for, rarely would anyone care to trace about the existence of this remote village called.
LUVU, under karu local Government Area in the neighboring Nasarawa state.
Apart from an inquisitive reports, its maybe those craving for the lost touch of lie in the country side could readily be gladdened to embark on this kind o adventure.
Apart from an inquisitive reporter, it’s may be those caring for the lost touch of life in the country side could readily be gladdened to embark on this kind o adventure.
Lying graciously quiet in the hinterland of the geographical locale, the luvu suburb have a magic wand or catching attentions because of are rural agricultural base potential farm produce such maize, corn, yam, beverages etc, re transported out of this locality on daily bases
What baffles one the more and make him to begin an inquest into the world of luvu perhaps, is the high volume of vehicular movement to hand from that axis.
This is no thanks to the population upsurge elsewhere in the federal capital territory (FCT), which has made it inevitablef or most of the middle class residents to go in search of land at this place for the development of their personal houses. Surely, that would have been the secret behind the scene the avaibility of land for people to build their residential accommodation.
According to oral history as narrated by the ward head, Chief zokoD. Jezhi who is one of the descendants of his fore fathers, Luvu derives her name from a river. He says the first settler at the place was his great grandfather known as kwandawa, who settled there many years ago for the purpose of farming together with his eldest son, called Jezhi
Zoko explained that came from a village called Guruku lust reasonable kilometers away from Luvu. He built for himself a make shift hut where he used to hang around during the farming period. As he stayed at the temporary settlement, he would periodically go back to visit home Guruku.
According to Zoko, there was a time his grandfather (kwandawa) returned from the farm sick! He taught he would get well soon and go back to Guruku but that was not to be, as he passed on.
When he died, his son Jezhi said that he could not allow people to carry the remains of his father back to Guruku and he was buried at Luvu.
“After the burial, Jezhi continued farming at Luvu until late kwandawa’s kinsmen from Guruku came over to join his elder son Jehzi to settle. Even other people at Guruku not connected with the family too came down to settle and develop the place”.
Indeed no organized societies can peacefully co-exist without leadership. Of course, about 35 years after, when it became glaring that Luvu village had started showing traces of growth and expansion, the people of Luvu casted lot, on who should lead
The consensus opinion was that, the first group of people to have settled at the place should be given the title to lead as ward head a situation which gave rise to Zoko D.
Jezhi being endorsed the ward head on 8th may 1998 by Mallam Jibrin M. Waziri.
Today, with the influx of people from diverse social cultural backgrounds, the village has assumed rapid transformation, with storey buildings adoring the fast growing settlement, shops, saloons, restaurants, guest houses and nursery schools.
There is little or no cases of crime curtsy of robust vigilante group and a police post.
Zoko said: “I am happy with the development that has come; we have basic amenities except electricity that is not constant, and I want to appeal to the in coming government to upgrade me to the status of a village head because the village has grown”.
Luvu no doubt, is fast becoming the country side to behold.
