Ikara
About
Ikara is a town and local government area (LGA) in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, located about 85 km north-east of the city of Zaria. The LGA includes the villages of Ikara, Malikachi, Furana, Danlawan, Kurmin Kogi, Janfalan, Auchan, Paki and Pala. The population is mainly Hausa and Fulani, the major religion is Islam, and the main occupation is farming, including maize, guinea corn, beans, rice and cassava. The Ikara Local Government Council is chaired by Hon. Bashir Mamman Dogon-Koli. The LGA is divided into two districts, Ikara and Paki, and has departments covering personnel, finance, works, agriculture, health and education.
History
Ikara local government was created from the former Zaria Native Authority following the local government reforms of 1976, comprising Ikara, Kubau and Makarfi Districts. The town's settlement history dates back to 1808, when the Jukun people, who had fled attacks by Muslim scholars from Kano, settled under the Ikara Mountain (Dutsen Lungu) and named the town Ikara, meaning a hiding place in the Jukun language. In 1879 Magaji Abubakar, from Kura in Kano State, organised the settlement into a town and became its first village head in 1897, turbaned by Shehu Kwasau, Sarkin Zazzau (Emir of Zazzau), with the title Dagachin Ikara.
Source: Wikipedia: Ikara
Key Facts
State
Kaduna State
Headquarters
Ikara
Chairman
Bashir Mamman Dogon Koli
Established
1976
Population
194,723 (2006 census)