Col. Stephen Irmiya: The Last Days of an Enduring Bachama Monarch

A friend’s account of the last week of the 28th Hama Bachama, from a Government House security meeting to a reading list on social justiceSix years after his death, Stephen Irmiya is still remembered in Adamawa as the soldier who became a king. Colonel Stephen Irmiya (retired) was the Hama Bachama, the paramount ruler of the Bachama, or Bwatiye, people.