Malumfashi

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Malumfashi (also Malum Fashi) is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina State, northern Nigeria.[1] As of 2003, the population of the LGA was approximately 158,000 and the area is 674 km².[2] The representative to the House of Representatives for the Malum Fashi/Kafur consituency is Bello Masari Aminu; Aminu has served since 1997.[3]

Malumfashi is the home of Abubakar Aminu, a man known for his ability to lift bags full of fertilizer with his teeth, who has been nicknamed "Abu mai wuyun karfi, or "Abu with iron neck."[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Katsina State. nigerianembassy-chile.org. Nigerian Embassy in Chile. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
  2. ^ Malumfashi. nigeriacongress.org. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
  3. ^ Bello Masari Aminu. nigeriacongress.org. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
  4. ^ Oladipupo, Akinoli (2006-11-22). Superman. Sun News Online. The Sun Publishing Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
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Coordinates: 11°48′N 7°37′E / 11.8, 7.617 Abubakar mai wuyan karfe. Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari served from 1997-2007