Jibril Gaini
Jibril Gaini (d. 1904) was a Mahdism preacher who lived during the reign of Emir Zailani (1882–1888) of Gombe Emirate.[1] He was a Mahdist leader, a religious zealot who managed to establish himself at Burmi on the border between Gombe and Fika.[2] During these periods, a wave of revolutionary Mahdism was swept through western emirates of Sokoto and eastern emirate of Gombe.[3] Gaini managed to withstand for years against the combined forces of Gombe and the Sokoto Caliphate, and was finally defeated and exiled by the British Colonial forces in 1902. He was exiled to Lokoja, where he apparently died in 1904.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Emirs Palace Gombe State :: Nigeria Information & Guide". www.nigeriagalleria.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Lavers, J. (1967). "Jibril Gaini : a preliminary account of the career of a Mahdist leader in North-Eastern Nigeria". S2CID 152694822.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Paul, Lovejoy; J., Hogendorn (2010-10-28). "Revolutionary Mahdism and Resistance to Colonial Rule in the Sokoto Caliphate, 1905-6" (PDF). The Journal of African History. 31 (2): 217–244 – via JSTOR.