A film on the life of the 19th century Islamic reformer, Sheikh Usman Danfodio, has been produced.
The film which was produced for 14 years premieres soon in Bauchi.
The owner of the film, I.M Productions, made this known when it paid a visit to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu.
The visit was to intimate him with the plans to premiere the film in Bauchi.
The film producer, Ali Babba, who spoke during the visit said the choice of Bauchi to premiere the film stemmed from the crucial role the emirate played during the Danfodio revival mission.
“We choose Bauchi because of their resilience in the epoch of the jihad. Standing here is like standing before Sheikh Usman Danfodio because we know what this Emirate meant to him.
“The Emirate was the only one granted a flag by Sheikh Danfodio, which further dispelled the claim that the jihad was a Fulani jihad,” he said.
He added that while preparing the film, the late Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Maccido, was visited and he was happy with the project.
“We also visited History Departments of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Bayero University, Kano.
“Despite this, we still met some erudite scholars of history at individual level to get an unadulterated account,” he added.
Babba added that the last storyline was built on a book titled “Kifa’ul Mansur” authored by Sultan Muhammad Bello, the son of Sheikh Usman Danfodio.
In his remark, the Emir of Bauchi said the film would help correct the distorted Islamic history about the Danfodio reformation war.
He said that only Allah would reward them for the sacrifice they made as not only Nigerians would benefit from their project,
“During our secondary school days, we thought that students of history were studying fiction because they were studying something that they had not witnessed. Only Allah knows the positive impact the movie would make to our society,” he said.
