Jibia, (or Jibiya), is a town and

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(LGA) in

Katsina State Katsina State ''(Hausa: Jihar Katsina) (Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢)'' is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. Today, K ...

, northern

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. The population of the LGA was approximately 125,000 as of 2003, and the area is 1037 km². The

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of the area is 822. Jibia sits along on the Nigerian border with

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newspaper, the mob was "hired" by

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angry about the Katsina Custom Command's crackdown on

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goods. The Local Government shares borders with Batsari, Kaita, Katsina, Batagarawa and Zurmi (Zamfara State) Local Government Areas.

History

Abu Kassim, a researcher on the history of Jibia, wrote that the origins of Jibia date back to the wars of conquest between the rulers of

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, with Maradi and Katsina migrations over territoriality and religion, especially after the jihad of Usman Bin Fodiyo.

References

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