The arrival of the railroad to Kano from Lagos in 1921 greatly influenced migration from Southern Nigeria to Kano which at that time had 922 years of organized and continuous leadership. Initially, the Sabon Gari area, which was established for non-indigenous residents from southern Nigeria, had about 2,000 residents, of which 1,478 were Yoruba (Baƙo, 1990). These early migrants were mostly involved in the booming groundnut trade and transportation to the coastal areas. Edo immigrants began settling in Kano in 1912 (Du-Sai 1986), while the Igbo took longer to arrive due to the completion of the railway links between the East and North in 1932, after the construction of the Makurɗi Bridge. The question of how the Igbos built a place that was more than 2000 years old and had about 1000 years of organized leaders before their arrival seems to be based on a misunderstanding or maybe a delusion of grandiosity. Kano is a much older city with a rich history that predates the arrival of Igbos and other migrant communities. The Hausa people have been the predominant ethnic group in the area for centuries, with Kano being a significant commercial center for a long time. The Igbos, like other migrant communities, have modestly contributed to the cultural diversity of Kano. However, they did not "build" Kano in the sense of establishing the city or its organized leadership or anything.
The arrival of the railroad to Kano from Lagos in 1921 greatly influenced migration from Southern Nigeria to Kano which at that time had 922 years of organized and continuous leadership. Initially, the Sabon Gari area, which was established for non-indigenous residents from southern Nigeria, had about 2,000 residents, of which 1,478 were Yoruba (Baƙo, 1990). These early migrants were mostly involved in the booming groundnut trade and transportation to the coastal areas. Edo immigrants began settling in Kano in 1912 (Du-Sai 1986), while the Igbo took longer to arrive due to the completion of the railway links between the East and North in 1932, after the construction of the Makurɗi Bridge. The question of how the Igbos built a place that was more than 2000 years old and had about 1000 years of organized leaders before their arrival seems to be based on a misunderstanding or maybe a delusion of grandiosity. Kano is a much older city with a rich history that predates the arrival of Igbos and other migrant communities. The Hausa people have been the predominant ethnic group in the area for centuries, with Kano being a significant commercial center for a long time. The Igbos, like other migrant communities, have modestly contributed to the cultural diversity of Kano. However, they did not "build" Kano in the sense of establishing the city or its organized leadership or anything.
@KanoChronicle Just ask him how they’ve built South Eastern Nigeria since it seems they built everywhere.
@KanoChronicle Soon they'll say they created the world if na those ones. Talk about delus!onal
@KanoChronicle Nah, I think Kano created Lagos, cos if u look at the sheer size of Dangote and BUA alone, u know it is true.
@KanoChronicle When the colonial masters came who had clothes on..?don't tell us cooked stories the North has been organized and well government even before lord lugard set foot in the north. Talk less of my igbo brothers.
@KanoChronicle Social studies tells us more about the settlement structure. . In Nigeria 🇳🇬
@KanoChronicle Igbo doesn't create Kano. In fact Kano started developing since before the Igbo be in it.
@KanoChronicle One among the hard working ibo woman, that build Kano in 1931👇👇👇👇🤣🤣🤣🤣.
@KanoChronicle No matter how old or social status, dem no dey get sense