Guzamala

Guzamala

Guzamala

LGA in Borno State, Nigeria

Guzamala is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gudumbali. It's located approximately 125 kilometres north of the state capital, Maiduguri. It has an area of 2,517 km2 and a population of 95,648 at the 2006 census.

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The postal code of the area is 612.[1]

It is a part of the traditional Borno Emirate.[2]

This Local Government Area is located very close to the northern axis of Borno state. It is bordered by six LGAs. These LGAs are Mobber, Gubio, Nganzal, Monguno, Kukawa and Abadan LGAs.

Wards

It has 10 local wards. They are:- Aduwa, Gudumbali East, Gudumbali West, Guworam, Guzamala East, Guzamala West, kingarwa, Maijari, Moduri, Wamiri.


The Kanuri ethnic group lives in the LGA.[3]

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[4]

Insurgency

In June 2022 it was reported that all but two villages within Guzamala were under ISWAP control, including the area's administrative headquarters at Gudumbali.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. [2]
    Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
  3. [3]
    Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 108. ISBN 9780104089.
  4. [4]
    Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. Vol. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
  5. [5]
    "ISWAP Still Controls Vast Areas of Guzamala in Northeast". 30 June 2022.


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