Few candidates answered this questions but they did not give enough points to earn them marks. Some were narrating the history of Uthman b. Fodio. How he cam to Hausaland and carried out his Jihad. Candidates were expected to write on the following points, thus:
The primary aim of ‘Uthmān b. Fodio’s Jihad of 1804 was to correct non-Islamic practices in Hausa land (Introduction).

• The Jihad aided the spread of Islam throughout the length and breadth of Hausa land.
• It brought about abolition of illegal taxes (Jangalī).
• It brought an end to the tyrannical and autocratic leadership of the Habe Kings.
• Shari‘ah was introduced as the system of government.
• Shari‘ah courts were established and Qᾱdis (Judges) were appointed.
• There was expansion in education.
• Women education was popularized.
• The Holy Qur’ᾱn and other Islamic literature books were introduced and taught in all schools.
• The good system of administration on ground favoured the introduction of indirect rule in Hausa land.
• The Jihad aided centralization of power in Hausa land.
• ‘Uthmūn b. Fodio’s Jihad gave inspirations to other Jihad in the 19th century e.g. Shehu Ahmad, Alhaji ‘Umar etc.
• There was a sudden surge in literary activities.
• It led to the establishment of Sokoto caliphate with its component emirates.
• Quranic schools (Madrasah) were established.
• Syncretism was reduced to barest minimum, if not eliminated.
• It eliminated internecine wars among the Hausas of the 18th century.
• The Jihad led to overthrow of the old Hausa dynasties, including that of the Yumfa and Nafata.
• Several scholars emerged.
• Rights of women and the down trodden were restored.
• It brought about the creation of the Yan Taru movement led by Nana Asmau bint Fodio.
• Sokoto and Gwandu emerged as the twin capitals of a new Sokoto empire.
• Fulani and Hausa clerics intervened in a succession dispute in the old kingdom of Nupe and by 1856, turned it into a new emirate ruled from Bida.
• The Jihad reached Yoruba land around 1817 and Ilorin sought the assistance of the Jihadists against the threats of Alafin of Oyo.
• The Jihad brought Shehu al-Kanemi into prominence as well as the triumvirate (‘Uthmān Dan Fodio, Ustaz Abdullahi and Muhammad Bello).
• Loyalty to Islam replaced loyalty to traditional custom.
• The Islamic judicial, political and social institutions were adopted and practiced.
• The economy of Hausa land was enhanced.
• The Jihad brought about peace and order in Hausa land.