
Queen Amina of Zazzau
by Wale Ogunyemi
Drama
Published: 1999
Pages: 89
ISBN: 978-030567-X
Description
When a woman takes on the role assumed to be for men only, the society becomes curious. People want to know whether she will succeed and for how long. That is the story of Queen Amina who became the ruler of present-day Zaria and led her warriors to many battles that gave her fame and brought Zaria to the peak of her glory. She chose to remain unmarried to allow her devote all her attention to building a strong and respectable kingdom. She did this successfully until a flaw created by her success led her to a final battle which she never won.