Houses in Pategi, Kwara

Pategi is a town inhabited by the Nupe Clan. This town Pategi is located in Kwara state, Nigeria. Natives of Pategi speak with Yoruba dialect. Indigenes of this town are generally farmers, aquatic sellers/fishers and traders. Patigi is a Nupe town along the banks of the Niger River. The township is located within Patigi Local Government Area. The local government is one of the largest Fadama lowlands in the state with River Niger as the primary source of water.

The Nupe people of Patigi are majorly farmers- harvesting cassava, millet, rice, guinea corn, melon. They also make a lot of local snacks such as "efan", "gbankuru", "liala", Kuli-kuli, "dankuwa" "banbara", "alewa" etc. The people of Patigi also engage in fishing. They are also very industrious.