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- ↑ "Composition of the State's Council of Chiefs – Ministry of Local Government Affairs | Kaduna State Government". Kaduna State Government. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Kidnappers of Kukah's brother demand N100m ransom". The Cable. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Kefas, Steven (7 November 2020). "The Frustration of Southern Kaduna Indigenous Traditional Structures: A Seeming Step in Complementing The Fruitless Jihad in Southern Kaduna By Steven Kefas". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Kukah's brother regains freedom after 10 days in captivity". The Cable. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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