Gando

Gando, a Fulah state of the western Soudan, lying west of Sokoto (to which it is tributary), and on both sides of the Niger north of Borgu; it is now, like Sokoto, and the minor states of Ilorin, Nupe, &c., included in (British) Northern Nigeria.—GANDO, 50 miles SW. of the town of Sokoto, is the capital; the chief trading town is Egga (q.v.).