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About Sokoto State
Sokoto State in its present form came into being in October 1996 when Zamfara State was created by the, then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Arm Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha GCFR.
The areas of present Sokoto State were home to many empires and kingdoms of the pre-colonial Western Sudan, these include Gobir and Kebbi Kingdoms as well as the World-renowned Sokoto caliphate which spiritual and political capital is the Headquarter of the State.
Sokoto State in its present form came into being in October 1996 when Zamfara State was created by the, then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Arm Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha GCFR.
The areas of present Sokoto State were home to many empires and kingdoms of the pre-colonial Western Sudan, these include Gobir and Kebbi Kingdoms as well as the World-renowned Sokoto caliphate which spiritual and political capital is the Headquarter of the State.
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