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Mohammed Abubakar Bambado: King of the Fulani people in Lagos

Mohammed Abubakar Bambado is an entrepreneur, employing 1,500 dockworkers in various ports across Nigeria. But he is also the King of the Fulani people in Lagos, and often spends his weekends settling conflicts between his Fula-Hausa people in northern Nigeria.

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