Koko

Koko lies in the Kebbi country near Gwandu, a centre that emerged during the wars of Usman dan Fodio. After taking Birnin Kebbi in 1805, his followers moved to Gwandu, where they faced a coalition of neighbouring forces. Abdullahi dan Fodio, Usman's brother and a scholar in his own right, later made Gwandu the seat of his authority over the western territories of the Sokoto state. The struggles around Gwandu changed the balance of power in the old kingdom of Kebbi.