Pandogari
Pandogari | |
|---|---|
Town/ward | |
| Motto: Garin da babu ɓarawo | |
  Pandogari Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 10°24′0″N 6°25′0″E / 10.40000°N 6.41667°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Niger State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 922 |
Pandogari is a town (ward) in Kagara, the capital of Rafi local government in Niger State, Nigeria. The distance from the state capital Minna to Pandogari is about 156.7km. Pandogari is headed by a district head called Hakimi in Hausa language, and the current Hakimi of Pandogari is Alhaji Idris Aliyu Jibril. There are three major languages in Pandogari town; they are Hausa, Fulani, and Ɓurawa.
In 2016, there was a religious conflict between Christians and Muslims in Pandogari which resulted in the death of four people, including a 24 year old young student.[1][2][3][4]
Places near Pandogari
Places near Pandogari are:
- Gidan awane
- Gidan buhari
- Gidan damao
- Gidan kurao
- Gidan madawakin tugulbi
- Gidan maigari boka
- Gidan maikarfi
- Gidan maizaji
- Gidan sarkin uguru
- Gidan sarkin Uran chiki
- Gidan shabagu
- Gidan tanko
- Gidan tetige
- Gidan ushiba
- Gidan wusheynu
Distances from pandogari to other cities in Nigeria
- Pandogari - Minna 156.7km
- Pandogari - Lagos 551km
- Pandogari - Abia 565km
- Pandogari - Ogun 470km
- Pandogari - Kano 290km
- Pandogari - Ibadan 435km
- Pandogari - Kaduna 113km
- Pandogari - Port Harcourt 627km
- Pandogari - Benin 460km
- Pandogari - Maiduguri 753km
- Pandogari - Zaria 159km
- Pandogari - Aba 597km
- Pandogari - Jos 277 km
- Pandogari - Iorin 294km
- Pandogari - Oyo 393km
- Pandogari - Enugu 457km
- Pandogari - Abeokuta 494km
- Pandogari - Sokoto 322km
- Pandogari - Onitsha 473km
- Pandogari - Warri 548km
- Pandogari - Oshogbo 356km
- Pandogari - Okene 318km
- Pandogari - Calabar 641km
- Pandogari - Katsina 316km
Notable people in Pandogari
- Imam Habib Awwal (chief Imam of jama'atul izalatul bidi'a wa'iƙamatus Sunnah, Pandogari)
- Alhaji Idris Aliyu (Head of Pandogari district)
- Alhaji Ado Tela (business man)
- Alhaji Aminu Wayo (business man)
- Alhaji Salisu mai wake (business man)
- Muhammad Bagobiri (Islamic Religion Instructor) Tijaniyyah
- Late Alhaji Aliyu Ahmad Bafillace (Islamic Religion Instructor and Fulani leader)
References
- ^ "Niger State Governor Wades Into Pandogari Crisis". channelstv.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "4 killed, church, others burnt as religious violence breaks out in Niger at Pandogari". vanguardngr.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Dipo, Laleye (2 June 2016). "Niger Govt Sets up Investigative Panel on Religious Crisis". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Salisu Abubakar, Hassana (24 July 2019). "LABARAI Niger:yan bindinga sun sace wasu yan kasuwa 18 a garin Pandogari". freedomradionig.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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