Funtua

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Funtua is a town in Katsina State, Nigeria located at approximately 11°32′N 07°19′ECoordinates: 11°32′N 07°19′E.[1] Funtua is also the seat of the Funtua Local Government Area, which covers an area of 448 km² and has a population of roughly 162,888.[2]

The source of the Sokoto River is located near Funtua.[3] Lawal Ibrahim Funtua, a People's Democratic Party member, is the representative to the House of Representatives for the Funtua/Dandume constituency.[4]

Funtua received international attention in 2002 when Khadi Abdullahi of the Funtua Sharia Court sentenced Amina Lawal to death by stoning for bearing a child out of wedlock.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Funtua, Nigeria. fallingrain.com. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
  2. ^ Funtua. nigeriancongress.com. Nigerian Congress. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
  3. ^ Sokoto River. Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  4. ^ Lawal Ibrahim Funtua. nigeriacongress.org. Nigerian Congress. Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
  5. ^ "NewsAlert", gvnews.net, Globalvision News Network. Retrieved on 2007-02-03. 
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