Ibrahim Nikale was a son of
mai Biri II Ibrahim. A grandson of
mai Dunama II Dibalemi, Ibrahim succeeded his uncle
Dirke Kelem as
mai in the late 13th century. Ibrahim's father and uncles had been engaged in a succession conflict prior to his rise to the throne and reigned in quick succession. Ibrahim was faced with succession conflicts of his own. At some point in his reign, Ibrahim had one of his sons killed, probably because this son had revolted against him. Ibrahim at some point made a
pilgrimage to
Mecca, and is therefore given the honorific
al-Ḥājj in some sources. After a reign of about twenty years, Ibrahim was murdered by the
yerima (a high official) Muhammad bin Ghadi at a site recorded as Dískama. Muhammad had Ibrahim's body thrown in the
Wau River and power in the empire passed to Ibrahim's cousin
Abdullah II Kademi. == Notes ==