Suleja

Suleja is a city and Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, just north of Abuja, capital of the country. It is sometimes confused with the nearby city of Abuja, due to its proximity and the fact that it was originally named Abuja before the Nigerian government adopted the name from the then Emir Sulayman Bal for its new federal capital in 1976. Suleja was established in the early 19th century by Mohammed Makau, the last Hausa emir of Zaria, and his followers, who were fleeing the Fulani...