Babana

Babana lies in the northern part of Borgu, a region of savanna kingdoms west of the Niger. Among the people of this country were the Boko, who regarded themselves as early inhabitants of the Babanna area. Borgu traditions link its principal royal houses to the legendary Kisra and his descendants, associated with the kingdoms of Bussa, Illo and Nikki. The settlements of the region belonged to a political landscape of related chiefs rather than a single undivided realm.