Birnin Kudu

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Birnin Kudu is a town in northern Jigawa State, Nigeria some 120 kilometres south-east of Kano. As of 2007 Birnin Kudu had an estimated population of 27,000.^[1]

Birnin Kudu is an old historic town renowned for its rocks and drawings found in some of them dating to centuries before the colonisation of Northern Nigeria and establishment of Native Authority (NA). The town was an NA headquarters during the British rule and has been the capital of Birnin Kudu Local Government.

It is home to one of the oldest schools in northern Nigeria, Government College Birnin Kudu, from where many Northern Leaders emerged including Alh Abubakar Rimi, a governor of Kano State under the People's Redemption Party of Mallam Aminu Kano.

In recent politics, Birnin Kudu has produced two governors of Jigawa State (Alh Ali Sa'adu, first civilian governor of the state) and Alh Sule Lamido, current governor of the state who assumed office in May 2007.

Also, Birnin Kudu is the home of Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu of the famous Alu Family, who was renowned during the 2003 - 2007 face-off between the ruling party (PDP) and the opposition leaders (ANPP). He played a vocal role in the struggle against an additional term (popularly known as the 'third-term') by President Obasanjo and his supporters.