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Damboa

Field	Value
official_name	Damboa
other_name	Marghi City
nickname	Marghi State
settlement_type	LGA and town
motto	Center of Agriculture and Commerce
map_caption	Location in the Damboa town and Damboa
pushpin_map	Nigeria
pushpin_mapsize	250
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Nigeria
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Nigeria
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Borno State
subdivision_type2	Local Government
subdivision_name2	Damboa LGA
government_type	Democracy
leader_title	Chairman
leader_name	Hon. Ali Mohammed Kauji
established_title	Damboa
established_date	1976 Local Government Reform
unit_pref	Imperial
population_as_of	2006
population_total	233,500
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	WAT
utc_offset	+1
coordinates
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	8
mapframe-wikidata	yes
mapframe-marker	village
postal_code	600101
area_code	602
website	https://www.dambaoa.gov.ng https://www.damboa.wordpress.com
seat_type	Executive Chairman (Elect)
leader_party	APC
leader_name1	https://yen.ng/yen2/2024/03/damboa-monday-market-reopens-after-decade-long-closure
translit_lang1_type1	Marghi

| mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village Damboa is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damboa. It has an area of 6,219 km² and had a population of 233,200 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 601. The original settlers of Damboa are the Marghi people, but due to the booming economy of Damboa in the Calabash farming business during this period made many Kanuri people keep travelling to and fro to Damboa in the first place and later end up settling and marrying in Damboa at a later stage. As a result, many of the Damboa people end up becoming half Kanuri and Half Marghi although there are still pure Marghi family as well as pure Kanuri family even as at today. This cultural assimilation brought a little discrepancy among the indigenous of Damboa because some people in Damboa prefers to be identified as Marghi while some other ones preferred to be identified as Kanuris, but the truth is that Damboa composed of Marghi majority and Kanuri minority in the town settle at the Local Government Area.

Elders of Damboa

ENGR.(Dr) Mohammed Abba Gana
Comrade Modu Shettima
Alhaji Abaya Lawan
Alhaji Bulama Korede
Karagama M. Kauji
Malami Wakil Korede
Late Dr. Lawan Kabu
Late Alaji Malam Gaji Damboa
Hon Grema Umar
Mustapha Zarma Koljiri
Modu Yerima Gumsuri
Late Babagana Abbas Dawa
Habu Hong
Babagana Musa Kauji
Alhaji Kaumi Damboa
Mohammed Salisu
Ayemu Lawan Gwasha
Mustapha Tokebe
Karagama Yaga
Karagama Azir
Lawan Makinta
Alhaji lawan kolo Gumsuri
Abdullahi Karagama
Habu Daja Damboa
Lawan Kolomi (LK)
Barr. Mohammed Wakil
Prof. Adamu Garba Alooma
Adamu Tubo Usman
Alamin Mohammed Gumsuri
Alhaji Darman Korede
Alhaji Bukar Petrol
Malam Mustapha Gaji

Great Builders of Damboa — Famous Elders of Damboa

It was one of the sixteen LGAs that constituted the Borno Emirate before establishing Damboa Emirate Council, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.{{Cite book

Notable births and residents

Notable births and current and former residents of Damboa include:

Mohammed Abba Gana, Former FCT Minister, Commissioner Northern Eastern State

Education

Federal University of Agricultural Technology Damboa (Proposed)

Government Girls Technical College Damboa

Government Day Secondary School Damboa

GUMSURY DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

Central Primary School Damboa

Kasugula Primary School Damboa-

Damboa New School Primary

J S S DAMBOA

GARJANG PRIMARY SCHOOL

Tourist

Transport

Economy

Towns

Ajigin
Azir
Damboa
Mulgwai
Gumsuri
Kafa
Korede
Nzuda
Bale
Kauji

Villages

Ajigi Bulabulin; Ajigin Mairi; Auma; Chiralia; Gorgore; Malumti; Ndoksa; Shettima - Abogu; Talala - Buba-Modu; Talala-Buba-Ali; Abulam; Adika; Azur; Ba'ale; Bego; Burum; Burun Kauji; Damboa; Dusula; Forfor; Garjang; Gazama Bori; Gazama Kura; Golgi; Gorgube; Gumsuri; Gwange; Izzge; Jamyeri; Kachallaburari; Kafa; Kalla; Kauji; Kaushirowa; Kawaram; Kaya; Kinzagiraji; Kobchi; Koljiri; Korede; Kuboa; Kuburivu; Ma tangile; Mafi; Maisaimar; Malaharam; Malemiri; Mangubum; Misa-Kurbudu; Molgoi; Mugula; Multe; Ngirnn; Ngwalimiri; Njaba; Nzuda; Sabon Gari; Shiwari-Kura; Wajirako; Wawa; Wovi; Wuyaram; Yazza; Yerwa

Health

A 1989 study showed a high rate of guinea worm infection among two groups of families in Mafi and Kawaram, Damboa LGA.{{Cite journal

General Hospital Damboa

Climate

Damboa experiences a hot and cool season with average highs in April and lows in July and September, and a colder month in January.

Temperatures are high throughout the year, ranging from 26°C to 41°C, while annual rainfall averages between 500 mm and 700 mm.

Boko Haram

A 2012 article in Vanguard News noted the death of Alhaji Lawan Kabu, former Chairman Damboa Local Government Area. It suggested that some of the perpetrators of violence in Borno State were using Boko Haram as an excuse for political violence.{{Cite web

A 28 May 2014 report in the Premium Times quoted "a spokesperson of the local vigilante" as saying:

“Places like Talasla, Ajigin, Mangozam, Abima, Abulam, Keloruwa; all within Damboa Local Government Area have now been taken over by the Boko Haram gunmen”.{{Cite web }}

A 25 June 2014 report of an attack on a military post at Bulabulin Ngaura was not confirmed by military sources.{{Cite web |url-status=dead

On 26 June 2014, Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima had "ordered an investigation into alleged abduction of 60 women by suspected insurgents in Damboa Local Government Area," in the villages of Kummabza, Yaga and Dagu.{{Cite web

On 18 July 2014, Damboa was attacked, with "at least 18 dead ... Eyewitnesses told the BBC that half of Damboa had been burnt down, including the town's main market."{{Cite web

As of 19 October 2014, the town was under Boko Haram control; however, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) had "issued an official statement ... saying that the ceasefire deal announced by government must be followed with the return of all territories captured by the insurgents."{{Cite web | author-link = Laolu Akande

References

https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/279403/zulum-coas-inspect-maiduguri-damboa-road-pledge-adequate.html
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/428339-lg-polls-two-professors-26-others-contest-chairmanship-posts-in-borno.html

References

(2013-11-20). "Damboa (Local Government Area, Nigeria) – population statistics, map and location".
"Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST.
"Mohammed Abba Gana - Wikipedia".
(27 November 2020). "LG Polls: Two professors, 26 others contest chairmanship posts in Borno".
"Zulum, COAS Inspect Maiduguri - Damboa Road, Pledge Adequate Security".
"Damboa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark".
"Damboa, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data".
"Damboa, Borno, Nigeria Monthly Weather Forecast - weather.com".
Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Damboa, Nigeria".
(2025-11-28). "Weather Dallas".

Wikipedia Source

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