Gwagwarwa Explained

Gwagwarwa is a slum in Nigeria. It is a suburb of Kano in Kano State, Nigeria. It is East of the old city of Kano.[1] It is ethnically mixed.[2] To an extent there was spillover from the Sabon Gari in the early 1960s.[3] In the 1960s, it exceeded 10,000 residents.[3] At least at that point, it had a low status.[3] It was inhabited by Haussa and Ibo.The name means brigade.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City. Gaudio, R.P.. 2009. Wiley. 9781444310528. 30. 2015-08-26.
  2. Women's Work and Economic Change: the Hausa in Sudan and in Nigeria . 10.1111/j.1759-5436.1979.mp10004004.x. 10. 4. The IDS Bulletin. 13–19. 2009. Benson. Susan. Duffield. Mark.
  3. Book: Ethnic Enterprise in America: Business and Welfare Among Chinese, Japanese, and Blacks. Light, I.H.. 1972. University of California Press. 9780520017382. 313. 2015-08-26.
  4. Book: Nigeria Magazine. Nigeria. Education Dept. Nigeria. Federal Ministry of Information. Cultural Division. 1967. nos. 92–95. Government of Nigeria. 0029-0033. 2015-08-26.

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