Birnin Kebbi

Birnin Kebbi is the capital of Kebbi State in North West Nigeria. This article also covers Dukku, which is home to the Nigerian Military 1st Battalion, not to be confused with Dukku in North East Nigeria.

Understand
The early settlers of Kebbi, known as Kebbawa, were a subgroup of Hausa. Today, the inhabitants of Birnin Kebbi are Hausa and Fulani, who are Muslims. The population was just over 366,000 in 2016.

The city lies along the Sokoto (Kebbi) River at the junction of roads from Argungu, Jega, and Bunza respectively.

Birnin Kebbi has a centre for rice distribution across the country where another state comes to pick rice and other local foods like millet, sorghum, fish, goat and cattle.

Get in
Birnin Kebbi lies along an intersection of roads from Argungu, Jega and Bunza.

You can get to Birnin Kebbi by car, taxi or plane, depending on where you are coming from.

By car



 * Driving from Abuja to Birnin Kebbi is about 9½ hours.
 * From Kano is about 9 hours.
 * From Sokoto is about 2 hr 10 min cost about US$40–50
 * From Ilorin is about 8½ hours.

By plane
You can get to Birnin Kebbi by plane from Sokoto at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport, which serves Birnin Kebbi.

Get around
The most popular means of getting around the capital city are by commercial buses, taxicabs, motorbikes and tricycles also known as Keke Napep.

See
There are a couple of beautiful places that visitors to Birnin Kebbi will find interesting to view. Notable among these places include:


 * Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
 * Government Secretariat, Birnin Kebbi
 * Heroes Land



Do
Birnin Kebbi has a popular festival in called the Argungu Fishing Festival.  This festival is a popular one and it usually takes place in the area on annual basis.

Buy
There are a good number of markets and supermarkets in Birnin Kebbi. Prominent ones among them include:



Sleep
There are a few hostels and guest houses you can lodge at: