Sumaila

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Sumaila
Town and Local Government Area
Town of Sumaila
Nickname(s): 
"Ta Sama'ila",
"Masaukin Jobe "
Motto: 
(A' Sumaila)
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Sumaila
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 11°32′N8°58′E / 11.533°N 8.967°E / 11.533; 8.967
Local Government AreaSumaila
State Kano State
Founded1750
Settlement Status1750
Fulani Military Stockade, Sultanate of Kano
Town and District Status1923
Government of Northern Region, Nigeria
Local Government Area Status1982
Government of State of Kano
Founded byIsmaila
Named for Magajin Jobe - Sama'ila
Government
 • TypeLocal Government Council
 • Chairperson Local CouncilMalam Umaru Faruk Sumaila, first Chairman of the Local Government under the People's Redemption Party (PRP)
Area
 •  Town and Local Government Area1,250 km2 (480 sq mi)
 • Water18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)  3.0%
 • Urban
500 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 Census)
 •  Town and Local Government Area253,661
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
 •  Metro
220,000
Demonym Sumailan
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
712
ISO 3166 code NG.KN.SU
Sumaila

Sumaila is a historic town and the headquarters of a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria.

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History

Sumaila was established as a Jobawa (Jobe- Fulani) 'Sansani' or Settlement in the 1740s. [1] Located within the fertile plains of south eastern Kano, it provided the clan an easy migratory pathway to the grazing grounds of the savannah of eastern Hausa land. Originally called 'Garun- Sam'ila' after one of its first settlers, it attracted little attention during the time of the Sultanate.

The sharp rise of Jobe influence in eastern Kano in the late 18th century saw the construction of a stockade and a partial fort around the town in the 1750s, prominent people from Sumaila related to the Jobawa/ Jobe clan include Sarkin Sumaila and Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila. [2]

Sumaila rose to prominence in the time of the Caliphate when it became the site of an epic battle that halted the advance of the Bornoan cavalry when El-Kanemi encroached into the Sokoto Caliphate.

When during the reign of Emir Abdullahi Maje-Karofi, the Ningi rebellion broke out, a Ribat was constructed around the town and a permanent fulani force was stationed there to protect the southern borders of the Emirate. During the Kano civil war or Basasa, Sumaila was a major hub for pan-Yusuf forces because of its close proximity to Takai; the capital of the Yusufawa.

Colonial period

Serving as a frontier fortress, the British pacification campaigns greatly affected Sumaila. In 1903, the entire Fulani military contingent of the fort under Dan-Sumaila Garba- Maje Gabas was lost in the Kano- Sokoto expedition. [1] The Last Caliph of Sokoto, Sultan Attahiru passed through the outskirts of the town attracting there from a large followership in his pilgrimage to Burmi after the fall of the Caliphate.

The fall of the Emirate witnessed a sharp decline in commerce in eastern Kano and in the 1910s, a provincial reorganization removed administration of the District's affairs to Wudil [1] and Sumaila was relegated to sub-borough status.

In 1923 the discovery of gold reserves by a British mining expedition led to another provincial reorganization that restored District Status, political crisis however within the province's administration and fears of the pre-federal Nigerian government then being administered from Lagos and managed by non-Northerners scuttled the mining efforts.

Post-colonial period

In 1967, the collapse of the Government of Northern Nigeria again ended the administrative independence of Sumaila, this was not to be restored until the Second Nigerian Republic when a Sumailan, Abubakar Rimi was elected Governor of Kano under the People's Redemption Party. In 1983, the collapse of the PRP government saw another momentary transference of administration to Wudil.

Subdivisions

Its subdivisions are [3]

Prominent Sumailans

Prominent Clans

Climate

Sumaila, which is 0 feet (0 meters) above sea level, is in a subtropical steppe climatic zone (classification: BSh). The area averages a yearly temperature of 31.56 oC (88.81 oF), which is 2.1% higher than the national average for Nigeria. Sumaila generally experiences 64.66 rainy days year, or about 1.72% of the total 51.12 millimeters (2.01 inches) of precipitation that falls there. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Sumaila, Aminu A. Jobe: A Clan Compendium.
  2. ↑ Light, Ivan H (1973). Ethnic Enterprise in America: Business and Welfare Among Chinese, Japanese and Blacks . Berkeley, University of California Press. ISBN   978-0520017382.
  3. ↑ "Sumaila, Kano State, Nigeria".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rimi, Abdulhamid Idris (1991). The History of Sumaila. Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
  5. ↑ "Sumaila, Kano, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-08-29.

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