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{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = '''Damboa'''
| other_name         = Marghi City
| native_name        = Savannah State
| nickname           = Marghi State
| settlement_type    = [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|LGA]] and town
| motto              = Center of Agriculture and Commerce
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| map_caption        = Location in the [[Damboa town]] and Damboa
| pushpin_map        = Nigeria
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nigeria
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = [[Nigeria]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[States of Nigeria|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Borno State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Local Government of Nigeria|Local Government]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Damboa LGA]]
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| government_footnotes =
| government_type    = Democracy
| leader_title       = Chairman
| leader_name        = Hon. Ali Mohammed Kauji
| established_title  = Damboa
| established_date   = 1976 Local Government Reform
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| population_total   = 233,500
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| postal_code        = 600101
| area_code          = 602
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| website            = https://www.dambaoa.gov.ng https://www.damboa.wordpress.com
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| 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 Language|Marghi]]
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'''Damboa''' is a [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] of [[Borno State]], [[Nigeria]]. Its headquarters are in the town of Damboa.
It has an area of 6,219&nbsp;km² and had a population of 233,200 at the 2006 census.<ref name="NGA008007">{{cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php?adm2id=NGA008007 |title=Damboa (Local Government Area, Nigeria) – population statistics, map and location |last1=Brinkhoff |first1=Thomas |date=2013-11-20 |website=www.citypolulation.de |accessdate=2014-05-21}}</ref>
The [[postal code]] of the area is 601.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26 | accessdate = 2009-10-20 }}</ref>
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.<ref name="NGA008007"/>
==Elders of Damboa==
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2019}}
*ENGR.(Dr) Mohammed Abba Gana<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Abba_Gana|title = Mohammed Abba Gana - Wikipedia}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=October 2020}}
*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
*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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/428339-lg-polls-two-professors-26-others-contest-chairmanship-posts-in-borno.html|title = LG Polls: Two professors, 26 others contest chairmanship posts in Borno|date = 27 November 2020}}</ref>
*Adamu Tubo Usman
*Alamin Mohammed Gumsuri
*Alhaji Darman Korede
*Alhaji Bukar Petrol
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/279403/zulum-coas-inspect-maiduguri-damboa-road-pledge-adequate.html|title = Zulum, COAS Inspect Maiduguri - Damboa Road, Pledge Adequate Security}}</ref>
[[File:The famous elder and individual of Damboa LGA.jpg|alt=Great Builders of Damboa|thumb|281x281px|Famous Elders of Damboa]]
It was one of the sixteen LGAs that constituted the [[Borno Emirate]] before establishing Damboa Emirate Council, a [[Nigerian traditional states|traditional state]] located in Borno State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite book
| edition = Millennium
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Information
| isbn = 9780104089
| volume = 2, State Surveys
| last = Nigeria
| title = Nigeria: a people united, a future assured
| location = Abuja, Nigeria
| date = 2000
| page = 106
}}</ref>
==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==
[https://p.placbillstrack.org/9th/view.php?getid=10048 Federal University of Agricultural Technology Damboa] (Proposed)
Government Girls Technical College Damboa
Government Day Secondary School Damboa
Central Primary School Damboa
Kasugula Primary School Damboa-
==Tourist==
==Transport==
==Economy==
==Towns==
Ajigin
Damboa
==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 [[Dracunculiasis|guinea worm infection]] among two groups of families in Mafi and Kawaram, Damboa LGA.<ref>{{Cite journal
| title = Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) infection in Mafi and Kawaram, Borno State
| journal = AfricaBib
| year = 1989
| volume = 6-7
| pages = 106–114
| accessdate = 2014-07-01
| url = http://www.africabib.org/rec.php?RID=104825928&DB=p
| last1 = Hamidu
| first1 = L. J.
| last2 = Molta
| first2 = N. B.
}}</ref>
# [https://leadership.ng/zulum-in-damboa-garjang-approves-new-hospital-schools-more-teachers/ 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Damboa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/71708/Average-Weather-in-Damboa-Nigeria-Year-Round#:~:text=The%20hottest%20month%20of%20the,high%20of%2092%C2%B0F. |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Damboa, Borno, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data |url=https://tcktcktck.org/nigeria/borno/damboa |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=tcktcktck.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Damboa, Borno, Nigeria Monthly Weather Forecast - weather.com |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/Arege+Borno+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=b1019d159fbdc60bd1a794273c5afa8b4d16643ad3e3ad5505da6d56733029f2 |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=The Weather Channel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Atlas |first=Weather |title=Yearly & Monthly weather - Damboa, Nigeria |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/nigeria/damboa-climate |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=Weather Atlas |language=en}}</ref>
== Boko Haram ==
A 2012 article in [[Vanguard (Nigeria)|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.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Henry Umoru
| title = PDP behind killings in Borno - State Govt
| work = Vanguard News
| date = November 12, 2012
| accessdate = 2014-07-01
| url = http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/pdp-behind-killings-in-borno-state-govt/
}}</ref>
A 28 May 2014 report in the [[Premium Times]] quoted "a spokesperson of the local [[vigilante]]" as saying:
<blockquote>
“Places like Talasla, Ajigin, Mangozam, Abima, Abulam, Keloruwa; all within Damboa Local Government Area have now been taken over by the Boko Haram gunmen”.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Stella Omona
| title = Nigeria: Again, Insurgents Kill 44 in Borno, Plateau Attacks
| work = Daily Independent (Lagos) - allAfrica.com
| accessdate = 2014-07-01
| date = 2014-05-28
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201405290463.html
}}</ref>
</blockquote>
A 25 June 2014 report of an attack on a military post at Bulabulin Ngaura was not confirmed by military sources.<ref>{{Cite web
|last=Kayode Idowu
|title=Boko Haram attacks military checkpoint, kills 16 soldiers
|work=[[The Punch]]
|accessdate=2014-07-01
|date=2014-06-25
|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-kills-16-soldiers-in-borno-checkpoint-attack/
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701112746/http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-kills-16-soldiers-in-borno-checkpoint-attack/
|archivedate=2014-07-01
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| last = Ola' Audu
| title = Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian Military Post, Kills 21 Soldiers, Five Civilians - Survivor
| work = [[Premium Times]] - allAfrica.com
| accessdate = 2014-07-01
| date = 2014-06-26
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201406260495.html
}}</ref>
On 26 June 2014, Borno State Governor [[Kashim Shettima]] had "ordered an investigation into alleged [[kidnapping|abduction]] of 60 women by suspected [[insurgent]]s in Damboa Local Government Area," in the villages of Kummabza, Yaga and Dagu.<ref name = "audujune26">{{Cite web
| last = Ola' Audu
| title = Nigeria: Shettima Orders Investigation Into Mass Abduction of Women
| work = [[Premium Times]] - allAfrica.com
| accessdate = 2014-07-01
| date = 2014-06-26
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201406260497.html
}}</ref>
On 18 July 2014, Damboa [[Damboa massacre|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."<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: 'Many dead' in Damboa
| work = BBC News
| accessdate = 2014-07-20
| date = 2014-07-18
| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28374679
}}</ref>
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 of Nigeria|government]] must be followed with the return of all territories captured by the insurgents."<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Laolu Akande
| author-link = Laolu Akande
| title = Nigeria: Doubts Trail Ceasefire Deal
| work = allAfrica.com - The Guardian (Lagos)
| accessdate = 2014-10-21
| date = 2014-10-19
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201410202354.html
}}</ref> On 21 October, 35 insurgents were killed in an attack by 195 Battalion of the 7 Division of the [[Nigerian Army]].<ref>
{{Cite web
| last = Hamza Idris
| title = Nigeria: Soldiers Beat Back B/Haram in Damboa, Kill 35
| work = allAfrica.com - Daily Trust
| accessdate = 2014-10-21
| date = 2014-10-21
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201410210529.html
}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* 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
{{LGAs of Borno State}}
[[Category:Local Government Areas in Borno State]]
[[Category:Populated places in Borno State]]