British Colonial Legacies in Northern Nigeria
Sirajo, Haliru
The study of the district head system is a study of British colonial administration in Northern Nigeria. This is because the Indirect Rule system in various emirates of Northern Nigeria rested securely on the District Head system. Therefore, a total re-thinking of the philosophy of indirect rule system and its various contours is necessary. This is to challenge and correct the conventional notion that the British did not alter the pattern of t...