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Girka (Arabic and Ajami غرك) is a village in Kaita Local Government Katsina State, Nigeria. The word 'Girka' in Hausa may literally mean 'to base (something on).' It may also mean 'the spiritual activities of Bori.' The latter meaning has nothing to do with Girka village etymologically nor historically. Girka 'Sauri' is the title of Maigari (the Village Head). This title is derived from a Hausa word 'hasten' (to move or travel hurriedly). There was Sauri Isa who ruled between 1945 and 1984 and now his son has been leading the traditional affairs of the village for nearly four decades.