The biggest fish caught at the colourful festival weighed 100 kilograms, followed by 90 and 80 kilograms, respectively.
Hundreds of participants, residents and guests recently caught a glimpse of a spectacular carnival at the reintroduced Kalgwai Fishing Festival in the Auyo Local Government Area of Jigawa State with winners carting home attractive prices.
The re-introduction of the festival, after it was last conducted in 2015, was the culmination of a chain of activities for residents and visitors which included water sports contests, fishing contests, Gora (gourd) racing for both male and female categories, swimming and diving competitions. The contests ended with the winners returning home with various prizes.
The winners who…