Kaduna State Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==History== [[Zazzau]], a [[List of Nigerian traditional states|traditional state]] which lies within the province's capital, is said to have been founded in 1536. It would later be renamed to Zaria after the younger sister of [[Amina (Queen of Zazzau)|Queen Amina]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Bonnie G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EFI7tr9XK6EC&q=Zauzau,+or+Zaria,+was+a+very+important+trade+center+and+one+of+a+series+of+Hausa+states+established+after+the+fall+of+the+Songhai+empire,+which+covered+most+of+northern+and+western+Africa+into+the+ninth+century.+Zaria+came+to+dominate+th |title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195148909 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Hausa people]] of [[Zaria]] are said to be the old ancestral of the region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Zaria {{!}} Nigeria |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Zaria-Nigeria |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106065218/https://www.britannica.com/place/Zaria-Nigeria |archive-date=6 November 2016 |access-date=5 November 2016 |newspaper=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=M.G |first=Smith |title=Government in Zazzau: A study of Government in the Hausa Chiefdom of the Zaria in Northern Nigeria from 1800-1950 |publisher=Oxford University Press for the International African Institute |year=1960 |isbn=978-0197242018}}</ref>{{Clarification needed|reason=Old ancestral what? Can ancestral function as a noun in Nigerian English or this just a dangling adjective?|date=March 2024}} It is indicative that the name, Kaduna, was taken up by Lord [[Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard|Frederick Lugard]] and his colonial colleagues when they moved the capital of the then Northern Region from [[Zungeru]] to Kaduna City in 1916. This move of the colonial office to Kaduna city started in 1912–1918/20, with the initial effort having been made in 1902 from Jebba to Zungeru.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-29 |title=History Of Kaduna State |url=https://nigeriazipcodes.com/10556/history-of-kaduna-state/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Nigeria Zip Codes |language=en-US}}</ref> At the start of British colonial rule in northern Nigeria, the people groups who lived in the area became 'Northern Nigerians'- a construct which continues even today. By 1967 these people groups again carved into 'North Central State'; this was the case until 1975 that 'Kaduna State' was formerly created by the then military leader, Gen. [[Murtala Mohammed]], with all distinct identities amalgamated into one state without a referendum. The state hence is the successor of the old [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]] of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna which is now the state capital to about 6.3 million people (Nigerian census figure, 2006). In 1967, the old [[Northern Region, Nigeria|Northern Region]] was divided into six states in the north, leaving Kaduna as the capital of North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. Meanwhile, Kaduna State was further divided in 1987, creating [[Katsina State]]. Under the governance of Kaduna are the ancient cities of [[Zaria]], [[Kafanchan]], and [[Nok]]. The most intriguing aspect of this area is that the colonial construction and its post-colonial successor called 'Nigeria' hardly documented the history or the method of how Kaduna State's people groups encompassed in these constructs define and identify themselves. As such, the people groups who populate the area have lived in near oblivion or obscurity as they are often thought of as [[Hausa people]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} In 2019 Kaduna State celebrated its 100-year anniversary, making it one of the oldest states in Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/hausa/labarai-42383714 |title=Kalli hotunan bikin cika shekara 100 da kafa Kaduna |work=BBC Hausa |date=17 December 2017 |language=ha |access-date=8 December 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309200407/https://www.bbc.com/hausa/labarai-42383714 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Kaduna State was the site of several major attacks done by bandits involved in the [[Nigerian bandit conflict]]. On 24 February, at least 34 were killed in [[February 2021 Kaduna and Katsina attacks|attacks in Kaduna and neighboring Katsina state]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/25/gunmen-kill-36-in-attacks-in-northern-nigeria|title=Gunmen kill 36 in attacks in northern Nigeria|publisher=[[Al Jazeera English]]|date=25 February 2021|access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref> On 11 March, [[Afaka kidnapping|39 students were kidnapped]] when gunmen attacked the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olukoya |first=Sam |date=2021-03-12 |title=Gunmen abduct 39 students from school in northwest Nigeria |url=https://apnews.com/article/world-news-forestry-nigeria-shootings-1ce1206015d976eb6d14a1bfa5c642a9 |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> On 20 April, in another raid by bandits on [[Greenfield University]] students and staff, [[Greenfield University kidnapping|22 were kidnapped and 6 of them were killed.]]<ref>{{cite news |date=22 April 2021 |title=Bandits raid Varsity kidnapped 23 students and killed 5 of them |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/bandits-raid-varsity-kidnap-23-students-attack-army-base/amp/&ved=0ahUKEwj6n5ers7LwAhXvQUEAHXj-Bv04HhDIzwEIWjAI&usg=AOvVaw019Gc9_yC9IIAjjC2rap-i&cf=1 |access-date=5 May 2021 |publisher=Vanguard Nigeria}}</ref> On 5 July, a further [[Chikun kidnapping|140 students were kidnapped]] from Bethel Baptist High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210705-gunmen-kidnap-more-than-100-students-in-northwest-nigeria-school-official-says|title=Gunmen kidnap students in northwest Nigeria, school official says|date=July 5, 2021|website=[[France 24]]|access-date=July 5, 2021|archive-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705230452/https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210705-gunmen-kidnap-more-than-100-students-in-northwest-nigeria-school-official-says|url-status=live}}</ref> Attacks have continued into 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2022 |title=Two flights 'escape' as '200 terrorists' attack Kaduna airport, one dead |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/two-flights-escape-as-200-terrorists-attack-kaduna-airport-one-dead/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327065202/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/two-flights-escape-as-200-terrorists-attack-kaduna-airport-one-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=29 March 2022 |title=Many Feared Killed, Others Kidnapped As Bandits Attack Abuja-Kaduna Train |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2022/03/29/many-feared-killed-others-kidnapped-as-bandits-attack-abuja-kaduna-train/ |access-date=23 February 2022 |website=Channels Television}}</ref> 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obiezu |first=Timothy |date=17 April 2023 |title=33 Killed in Attack by Gunmen in Northwest Nigeria |url=https://www.voanews.com/amp/attack-by-gunmen-in-northwest-nigeria/7052919.html |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Voice of America}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Alabi |first1=Abduganiyu |last2=Afolabi |first2=Ayodele |date=7 June 2023 |title=Bandits kill two, abduct 30 after communities missed deadline on levies |url=https://guardian.ng/news/bandits-kill-two-abduct-30-after-communities-missed-deadline-on-levies/#:~:text=emergency%20on%20insecurity-,Bandits%20have%20killed%20two%20persons%20and%20abducted%20about%2030%20others,by%20the%20bandits%20had%20passed. |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=guardian.ng}}</ref> and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Sarah |last2=Reals |first2=Tucker |date=2024-03-08 |title=Witnesses in Nigeria say hundreds of children kidnapped in second mass-abduction in less than a week |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-mass-kidnapping-children-girls-kaduna-borno-states-isis-boko-haram/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ewokor |first=Chris |date=11 March 2024 |title=Nigeria kidnap crisis: Schoolboy recounts daring escape from bandits |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-68534319 |access-date=18 March 2024 |work=BBC |pages=}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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