Kagara is a community in Niger State, Nigeria, the headquarters of the Rafi Local Government Area. Kagara is part of the Niger South Senatorial district, and is the seat of the Kagara Emirate.The other two major emirates in the state are the Minna Emirate and the Suleja Emirate, each of which expect political representation in the state if not at the national level. Early in 2010 the state government sacked the chairman of the local government area and set up a commission of inquiry to probe the council's financial undertakings during his term in office. In December 2010, a Minna High Court ordered his reinstatement.