The Emergence Of Sarautar Magajin Garin Funtua

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1: Introduction: The traditional title of Magajingari is used only in some part of Hausa land such as Sokoto, Katsina, Kano and Zamfara States1. However in other parts of Hausa land, the functions of the MagajinGari were performed by the Galadima, it was Sultan Muhammad Bello, who in the early 1820s first created the office of the MagajinGari in Sokoto.2 The office was introduced among others to assist in the supervision and the administration, as well as to ensure the maintenance of law and order in the metropolis. MagajinGari is among the most importan…