My Heritage

My name is Daniel Ishaya I am Pero by tribe located in Filiya Shongom local government of Gombe State, Nigeria in West Africa. By history my grandfather Bondi Kano hailed from a small village called Kushi in the South of Filiya. He was born (1923) in Kushi which is a very rocky area with a population of about 2000. The main occupation of Kushi is farming. Hard times forced my grandfather to live in Filiya where he married his two wives, Ladi and Tokumbo. He remained in Filiya until he died. Throughout his life he was a farmer and occasionally went to different states for business. He died in 1993, he was about 70 years old. Filiya is surrounded by mountains and a lot of vegetation. During his time there, there was no school but later on American missionaries introduced schools. My father and some of his brothers attended this school.
My mother was also born and raised in Filiya and in 1980 they were married. I was also born in Filiya in 1992. I am the 5th child out of 7. My father, Ishaya B. Kano , died on March 29, 2003. My village is important to me because it has a favorable environment for farming. I love the rocks, mountains and vegetation which help in the raising of animals, for income and for food.
In Nigeria extended family is very important. My father's younger brother, Fate B. Kano, lived with my mother and father before they had children of their own. I now live with this same uncle as does my younger sister Deborah. He also provides for my mother and other siblings as well other relatives. This is common in Nigeria.