shubur pot

It was a wonderful experience during my journey to Shabur a place between Michika and Maiwa in Cameroon. It is just 10km from Michika although this place is not being considered as part of Nigeria but yet they speak the native language of the Michika’s people and other language. Shabur is a small community with forty five houses and two well as their source of water. They don’t have schools or hospitals, yet these people live happily with the little they have. The Shabur people are mostly Farmers, Hunters and Sculptures. They specialize in moulding pots, people from the neighboring villages come to buy pots from them. I was so surprised with the warm welcome from these people, starring at us as we walk past them yet smiling as if they have seen their own.

 I was pleased and happy by their reaction toward us immediately we entered the palace, the king ordered his wife to come. Group of people started singing and cheering which signifies a welcome song from the Shabur people. I couldn’t resist and danced to the tone even while seated as my friend Sakina starring at me smiling. Minutes after the king stood up and cheered his people and speaking in their language that I don’t really know what he was saying but am sure he is just telling them why we are here and we came from the city. The king already knew why we came, is all about the special pot. We are neither the first people nor we the last. People came from different part of the country to see things for themselves. Our purpose of the visit is to see the special pot called Shubur, which means sparkle.