Monguno
| Monguno | |
|---|---|
| LGA and town | |
  Monguno Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°41′0″N 13°36′0″E / 12.68333°N 13.60000°ECoordinates: 12°41′0″N 13°36′0″E / 12.68333°N 13.60000°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Monguno is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Monguno.
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 January 26, 2015.[4] Amnesty International expressed concern that local residents' requests for more troops for protection from Boko Haram had been ignored by the Nigerian Army.[5] On February 17, 2015, the Nigerian military retook Monguno in a coordinated air and ground assault. [6]
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.
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