Chibok is a

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of Borno State,

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, located in the southern part of the state. It has its

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in the town of Chibok.

Landscape

It has an area of 1,350 km²

Population

It has a population of 66,105 at the 2006

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, who are majorly Kibaku people.

Language

Most of the villages speak the Kibaku language.

History

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state in Borno State, northwest Nigeria. In January 2015, the BringBackOurGirls group aired concerns over plans by the

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(INEC) to exclude Chibok and some communities currently under the control of

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group

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (), is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group spli ...

from receiving permanent voter cards (PVCs) for the 2015 general election.

Boko Haram

In April 2014, nearly 300 girls & Sofiea Gambari, most of whom were

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, were abducted from Chibok by Boko Haram. In May 2014, Boko Haram attacked Chibok again. In November 2014, it was reported that Boko Haram had taken control of the town and implemented

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. The

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announced a few days later that they had recaptured the town.

Climate

Chibok experiences two distinct seasons: the

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which is hot, humid and mainly cloudy and the

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which is hot and partly cloudy.

Notable People

* Amina Ali (Hostage) is Former hostage of boko haram. * Kefas Ndirmbula is Nigerian Media Entrepreneur