Monguno
Monguno is the capital of the Local Government Area of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.
Monguno | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
  Monguno Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°41′0″N 13°36′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Borno State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
It has an area of 1,913 km² and a population of 109,851 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 612.[1]
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]
In early January 2015, residents fled Monguno and the village of Doron-Baga for the internally displaced persons camps in Maiduguri, following the capture of nearby Bama by Boko Haram.[3] Monguno was captured by Boko Haram forces on 26 January 2015.[4] Amnesty International expressed concern that local residents' requests for more troops for protection from Boko Haram had been ignored by the Army.[5] On 17 February 2015, the military retook Monguno in a coordinated air and ground assault.[6] Boko Haram and ISWAP carried out bombings in June and September 2015 and a massacre in June 2020.
References
- "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- Nigeria (2000). Nigeria: a people united, a future assured. 2, State Surveys (Millennium ed.). Abuja, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information. p. 106. ISBN 9780104089.
- "Nigeria: More Refugees Flee Homes in Borno State" (cajnews Africa - allAfrica.com). 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- Faith Karimi and Aminu Abubakar (2015-01-26). "Nigerian soldiers save one city from Boko Haram but a nearby one is seized". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- "Nigeria: Nigerian authorities were warned of Boko Haram attacks on Baga and Monguno". Amnesty International. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- "African allies claim gains against Boko Haram". BBC News. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
