Nigeria: Sokoto Launches Literary Works of Usman Danfodio

11 February 2013

The Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, has inaugurated the documentation of literary works of the founder of Sokoto caliphate, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, and other reformists on the internet.

Speaking at the inauguration of online pages of the literary works in Sokoto yesterday, Wamakko said the initiative was meant to preserve the unique Arabic manuscript collections written by Usman Danfodio and other leaders of the caliphate.

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