4-514: Chibok is a Local Government Area of Borno State , Nigeria , located in the southern part of the state. It has its headquarters in the town of Chibok. It has an area of 1,350 km² It has a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census , who are majorly Kibaku people . Most of the villages speak the Kibaku language . It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate ,
8-795: A traditional state in Borno State, northwest Nigeria. In January 2015, the BringBackOurGirls group aired concerns over plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to exclude Chibok and some communities currently under the control of jihadist group Boko Haram from receiving permanent voter cards (PVCs) for the 2015 general election . In April 2014, nearly 300 girls & Sofiea Gambari, most of whom were Christian , were abducted from Chibok by Boko Haram. In May 2014, Boko Haram attacked Chibok again. In November 2014, it
12-603: A local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below
16-434: Was reported that Boko Haram had taken control of the town and implemented Sharia law . The military announced a few days later that they had recaptured the town. Chibok experiences two distinct seasons: the wet season which is hot, humid and mainly cloudy and the dry season which is hot and partly cloudy. Local government areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by
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