[2] Zermou's neighbouring municipalities are Mazamni to the north, Guidimouni to the east, Hamdara to the south-east, Mirriah to the south-west and Gaffati to the west.

He made land available to their enslaved farmers, the Ikelan, near the villages of Zermou, Baban Tapki, Dogo, Droum and Gouna.

[5] At the end of the 19th century, the markets of Zermou and other villages in the region provided the important Zinder-based trader Malan Yaroh with the handicrafts, furs, animal skins and henna he needed for the trans-Saharan trade.

[6] The British travel writer A. Henry Savage Landor visited the village in 1906 during his twelve-month crossing of Africa.

The unfavourable soil conditions, combined with low rainfall, have led to recurring famines for generations.