Still On Why Northern Nigeria Matters: Lessons from Mr. E. D. Morel’s journey of 1909, by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE “In the northern regions, where Mohammedan rule has been established for centuries … Islam has brought its laws, its taxation, its schools and its learning. It is there a political as well as a religious and social force.” — E. D. Morel When E. D. Morel travelled through Northern Nigeria in 1909, he did not find a wilderness waiting for civilization. What he saw was a thriving, organized society—disciplined, literate,...