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History Paper 2, Nov/Dec. 2011  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Main
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Weakness/Remedies
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Question 6

(a)        Mention any three vassal states that El-kanemi of Borno could not win back from the Fulani Jihadists.
(b)        Describe any four reforms carried out by El-kanemi in Borno

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Observation

This was a straightforward but unpopular question.  Many candidates who attempted it failed to mention Gombe, Hadejia, Katagun etc. in (a) and dwelt only on the general contributions of El-Kanemi before becoming the ruler of Borno in (b).  This made them loss substantial marks.  They were expected to give the following answers:

  1. Kukawa soon replaced Ngazargamu as the capital of Borno;
  2. He reformed the local courts and retained the court of appeal over which he presided;
  3. the security and peace which El-Kanemi promoted attracted foreign visitors such as Clapperton and Denham;
  4. El-Kanemi successfully established the supremacy of the Shehu Dynasty over the Saifawa;
  5. he encouraged inter-marriages between the Kanuri and other ethnic groups in Borno;
  6. he made Quranic education compulsory for all children, etc.
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