SOKOTO

SOKOTO, derived its name from the Sokoto city, was formerly a native kingdom of West Central Africa located between the Soudan (N.) and the river Benuë (S.), the main affluent of the Niger; thedominant people are the Fulahs, exercising sway over various native tribes; was a country capable of much agricultural development, and had large deposits of iron. Wurno was the capital, is on the Gandi, 18 m. E. of the town of Sokoto. The kingdom fell under British government.

After independence of Nigeria, it became Sokoto state and the town Sokoto became the capital of the state. The city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria.