Note 51 — II
Philip Askell Benton translation
[Abba Kiari, or Shehu Kiari, seems to have been almost the only representative of the Kanemy dynasty with a spark of energy or courage. As is mentioned in Boyd Alexander’s Last Journey, p. 188, he seldom uncovered his face, as his nose had practically been eaten away by a malignant disease, and his speech was so much affected that only one person among his people, a Mallam, could understand him.]