Islam is a comprehensive system of life. It was built upon fire pillars viz. monotheism, Salat, zakat, fasting and pilgrimage. Zakat as one of these five pillars of Islam has a special consideration through which if a Muslim (to whom it was prescribed) fails to establish becomes incomplete Muslim. It is obligatory upon those who are wealthy to take out some specific portion of their wealth to those who are poor. This system has many advantages among various Muslim communities. It will instill the attitude of love, intimacy and affection between a rich and a poor, and more importantly, zakat often help towards the alleviation of poverty in the society. For this, Islam put the responsibility of collecting the zakat on a government from the wealthy people and to distribute it to those who are needy. As such many Muslim states in Nigeria today have established Zakat and Endowment Institutions / Organizations to carry out this task. Sokoto state is one of these states where zakat Committee was upgraded to Zakat Commission in December 2016. The activities of the Commission contributed immensely towards the alleviation of poverty in the state. Thus, this paper aims to examine to what extent the Sokoto State Zakat Commission contributed in the eradication of poverty in Nigeria and Sokoto state in particular.