Sumaila
About
Sumaila is a historic town and the headquarters of a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. The Local Government Area covers about 1,250 square kilometres and includes subdivisions such as Gala, Gani, Garfa, Gediya, Kanawa, Magami, Masu, Rimi, Rumo, Sitti and Sumaila. Its economy centres on farming of rice, beans, millet and groundnuts, trade through markets such as the Gomo market, animal husbandry, leather manufacturing and textile weaving.
History
Sumaila was established as a Jobawa (Jobe-Fulani) settlement in the 1740s, originally called 'Garun-Sam'ila' after one of its first settlers. In the 1750s a stockade and partial fort were built around the town. It rose to prominence in the time of the Caliphate, when it became the site of a battle that halted the advance of the Bornoan cavalry, and later a ribat was built around the town during the Ningi rebellion. During the colonial period the town was affected by British pacification campaigns, was relegated to sub-borough status in the 1910s, and regained district status in 1923. Its administrative independence was ended in 1967 and restored only during the Second Nigerian Republic, when Abubakar Rimi was elected Governor of Kano under the People's Redemption Party.
Source: Wikipedia: Sumaila
Key Facts
State
Kano State
Headquarters
Sumaila
Chairman
Malam Umaru Faruk Sumaila
Established
1750
Area
1250 km²
Population
253,661 (2006 Census)