Argungu is am important
Nigerian cultural event, to which thousands of fishermen take part.
Argungu takes place in the North-Western Nigerian state of
Kebbi, where an army of fishermen gather with one goal in mind, to catch the
largest fish. So at the sound of a gun they all plunge into the muddy waters of the
Matan Fada stream, in teams of two, one armed with two
calabash (used for flotation and fish storage) and the other with two giant fish nets.
The
Matan Fada may not be very impressive but it’s full of fish, because people come here to fish only once a year. After the one our time limit is over, the team who caught the
largest fish is escorted by the sultans’s guards to present their prize to him. The winners receive a brand new bus as a prize as well as one million
Naira (around $7500).
Nigeria hopes the
Argungu fishing festival will soon become an important tourist attraction.
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