[2][3] The region is made up of fertile river areas of (matanfada, mala with much irrigation and orchards (lambu in Hausa).

[4] The festival began in the year 1934, as a mark of the end of the centuries-old hostility between the Sokoto Caliphate and the Kebbi Kingdom.

The festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of the fishing season in Argungu, a river-side town in Kebbi State.

[9] The Zauro polder project, an irrigation scheme in the Rima River floodplain to the south of Argungu, has been criticized because the reservoir threatens to flood the traditional site of the festival.

[16] Over 50,000 fishermen participated in the annual festival held in Kebbi State and the winners were graded based on the weight of the fish caught.