Abstract:
Brinin Tudu village is a rural settlement
presently under Gummi local government area in
Zamfara state. It is about Twenty One (21) kilometers away from Gummi town. Gummi town
is located along latitude (Lat, 12o 06N). the village is surrounded by a number of settlement
that included Daki
-
Takwas, kwamma, Nasarawa Kifi, Falale, Birnin Magaji, Iyaka, kaiwa and
Zauma all in the Gummi local government, with the exception Zauma which is in Bukkyyum
local government of
Zamfara state. It is bordered in the east by Zauma, in the South by Daki-Takwas, in the North by Birnin Magaji, while it share border in the West with Iyaka. Birin
Tudu is headed by a village head with the title of “
Sarkin Zauma”.
A visual observation of the settlement will reveal series of houses built with
different type of materials. The predominant building type I the mud building along traditional
line. Other forms of building include those of cement blocks, rooted with corrugated iron; also
some
houses are made up with either clay or sticks.
