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27-647: The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands in Yobe State in northern Nigeria , which include Nguru Lake, are ecologically and economically important. They are threatened by reduced rainfall in recent years, a growing population and upstream dam construction. The wetlands lie in the Yobe-Komadugu sub-basin of the Chad Basin . They are formed where the Hadejia and Jama'are rivers meet lines of ancient sand dunes in

54-523: A Ramsar Site . The wetlands are important for waterbirds, both for breeding species and for wintering and passage Palearctic waterbirds. The estimated waterbird population varies between 200,000 and 325,000. 377 bird species have been seen in the wetlands, including occasional sightings of the near-threatened pallid harrier and great snipe species. The Bade-Nguru Wetlands sector of the Chad Basin National Park covers 938 km of

81-587: A base of the riot police was reported to have been set on fire. Yobe State University also came under attack. In February 2015, a teenage female suicide bomber killed 16 people at a bus station . In February 2020, a massacre occurred in Auno on the Damaturu- Maiduguri highway. Insurgents killed 30 commuters, burned vehicles and kidnapped people. The postal code of the area is 620. The Local Government Area has an area of 2,366 km and

108-573: A colony when it was carved out of the Alagarno district by the British . It resulted in the conquest of the Bornu Empire in 1902 by colonial forces under the command of Colonel Thomas Morland . Damaturu has been attacked many times by Boko Haram jihadist insurgents in their violent campaign to establish a caliphate in the northeast. In November 2011, they killed over 100 people in

135-424: A moratorium on hiring and provided incentives for staff retention. The free-drugs policy and decentralised drug supply have increased access to healthcare, underscoring the state's dedication to renovating and building new primary healthcare facilities to make healthcare more widely available and reasonably priced. Residents of Yobe State in northern Nigeria are worried about desertification because it could have

162-619: A negative impact on their quality of life. Damaturu Damaturu is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Yobe State in northern Nigeria . It is the headquarters of the Damaturu Emirate . Damaturu state is capital and administrative headquarter of Yobe State and where the governor resides and host to State Government Ministry, Department and Agency. Damaturu host three tertiary institutions Federal Polytechnic Damaturu , Yobe State University and College of Nursing Damaturu came into existence as

189-461: A northeast–southwest alignment and break into numerous channels. They are drained by the Yobe River , which flows east towards Lake Chad . They lie between Sudanian Savanna to the south and the drier Sahel to the north. Some of the land is permanently flooded, while other parts are flooded only in the wet season (August and September). Annual rainfall ranges between 200 and 600 mm, during

216-555: A population of 88,014 at the 2006 census. The town of Damaturu is on the A3 highway and in 2010 had an estimated population of 44,268. The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the area, including 12°00′00″N 12°00′00″E  /  12.00000°N 12.00000°E  / 12.00000; 12.00000 in the north. The rainy season in Damaturu is scorching, oppressive, and primarily cloudy, whereas

243-482: A series of attacks . In December 2011, they carried out two bombings . In June 2012, 40 insurgents broke into a prison . 40 inmates escaped and eight people were killed. In June 2013, insurgents attacked a school and killed thirteen people, including students and teachers. In October 2013, militants engaged security forces in a lengthy gun battle and raided a hospital. In December 2014, militants carried out attacks again. Gunshots and explosions were heard and

270-1306: A village in Yobe State, killing at least 130 villagers accused of collaborating with the Nigerian military. On 14 May 2013, President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Yobe State along with nearby Borno and Adamawa States , due to the jihadist terrorist network Boko Haram 's insurgency . Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau was born in Shekau village of Yobe. Boko Haram's attacks in Yobe include those in Damaturu in November 2011 , December 2011 and June 2012 , Gadaka in December 2011 , Potiskum in December 2012 , November 2014 and July 2015 , Mamudo in July 2013 , Gujba in September 2013 , Buni Yadi in February and May 2014 and Dapchi in 2018 . Yobe State consists of 17 local government areas (or LGAs). They are: While Yobe state

297-451: Is a state located in northeastern Nigeria . A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State . The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu , and its largest city by population is Potiskum . While by the largest by land area is Fune , Potiskum Local Government Area is a place of Farmers and marketers, the largest cattle market in Africa

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324-571: Is an agricultural state, it also has rich mineral deposits, including gypsum and kaolin in Fune local government and very rich agricultural resources as well. The State's agricultural produce include gum arabic , groundnuts , beans , and cotton . The State also has one of the largest cattle markets in West Africa , located in Potiskum. On 29 May 2019, Mai Mala Buni assumed office as

351-796: Is estimated that the Tiga dam on the Kano river has reduced flooding by about 350 km. A dam was built on the Hadejia river just upstream from the wetlands for irrigation purposes, completed in 1972, which has also affected flooding. The proposed Kafin Zaki Dam on the Jama'are river could pose a further threat. Due to these changes, large areas of farming and grazing land and important fish ponds have either dried up along channels blocked by invasive Typha grass, or have been flooded. Yobe State Yobe

378-524: Is located in Potiskum . The state borders four states: Bauchi , Borno , Gombe , and Jigawa . Yobe State shares borders with Borno State to the east for about 421 km, Gombe State to the south for 140 km (in the vicinity of Gongola River), Bauchi State for 188 km (117 miles) and Jigawa State for 193 km (120 miles) to the west and the Republic of Niger to the north for about 352 km. It borders to

405-411: Is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 104°F and low of 76°F. From 18 July to 26 September, the cool season, which has an average daily high temperature below 90°F, lasts for 2.3 months. In Damaturu, January is the coldest month of the year, with an average low of 58°F and high of 90°F. Over the course of the year, Damaturu has notable seasonal change in the average percentage of

432-477: The dry season is unpleasant, windy, and partly cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from 58 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit , with 52 and 109 degrees Fahrenheit being extremely rare. The greatest time of year to visit Damaturu for warm-weather activities, according to the tourist score, is from mid-December to early February. From 12 March to 23 May, the hot season, with an average daily high temperature exceeding 100°F, lasts for 2.4 months. In Damaturu, April

459-551: The 1980s, the use of small gasoline-powered irrigation pumps has increased the land that can be used for farming, causing conflicts with the cattle herders and disputes over land ownership. Dams have threatened the viability of the wetlands, particularly the Tiga Dam and the Challawa Gorge Dam , which now control most of the water flow in the Hadejia river and have reduced seasonal flooding and overall water supply. It

486-512: The forest reserves is being depleted. The area supports about 1.5 million farmers, herders and fishermen . The wetlands support wet-season rice farming, flood-recession agriculture and dry-season farming using irrigation. Crops include peppers and wheat. The wetlands support fishermen, who often also farm, and provide fuel wood and leaves used for making mats and ropes. The lands are also grazed by Fulani cattle. The wetlands have suffered from increasingly severe droughts in recent years. Since

513-788: The governor of Yobe State under the Party APC (All Progressive Congress) and Idi Barde Gubana is the Deputy-Gorvenor of the state. The major ethnic groups living in Yobe state are the Fulani , Karai-karai and Kanuri , while other ethnic communities include Bolewa , Ngizim , Bade , Hausa , Ngamo , Shuwa , Bura , Marghi and Manga . Languages of Yobe State listed by LGA: Other languages of Yobe State are Duwai , Shuwa Arabs , and Zarma etc. The tourist attractions sites in Yobe state include: Tertiary institutions in Yobe state include: The Nguru–Gashua–Damask road across

540-511: The north the Diffa and Zinder Regions of Niger . Because the state lies mainly in the dry savanna belt, conditions are hot and dry for most of the year, except in the southern part of the state which has more annual rainfall. The climate condition of Yobe is warm with daily temperature of 37 °C (98.6 °F). November being the sunniest month and rainy day is between August and December Yobe State came into being on 27 August 1991. It

567-481: The north of the state via Baiomari and Geidem to Maine-Soroa . The 1067 mm Cape gauge Western Railway Line northeast from Kano via Jigawa State terminates at Nguru . Potiskum Airstrip The inhabitants of Yobe are mainly Muslims and Sharia law was established in the state in 2000 by governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim . However, there are Christians in the State although no Roman Catholic diocese has its seat in

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594-538: The period late May–September. At one time the wetlands may have covered up to 3,000 km. Between 1964 and 1971 over 2,000 km were flooded. By 1983 less than 900 km were flooded, and less than 300 km were flooded in the drought year of 1984. The Hadejia-Nguru wetlands are on the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance . Nguru Lake and the Marma Channel complex (58,100 ha) are designated

621-435: The plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas. Yobe State has deposits of trona and gypsum . The state's administration has improved healthcare delivery lifted

648-462: The sky covered by clouds. In Damaturu, the clearer season starts about November 6 and lasts about 4.0 months, finishing about March 5. The sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly overcast 61% of the time in January, which is the clearest month of the year in Damaturu. About March 5 is when the cloudier portion of the year starts, and it lasts about 8.0 months, finishing around November 6. In Damaturu, May

675-539: The state. The state government is headed by a governor who is elected through a democratically process. The governor works closely with the State House of Assembly , which is the law-making arm in the state. Just like every other state in the Federal Republic of Nigeria , the electoral system of Yobe State is that of a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive

702-437: The wetlands. Parts of the wetlands are protected by five Forest Reserves , a Wildlife Sanctuary and a Ramsar Site . With reduced flooding and increasing population, the environment is degrading and there is growing competition between humans and wildlife. Farmers set out poison to kill the crop-destroying Quelea quelea , in the process killing non-target species. Marginal land is now coming under cultivation and tree cover in

729-474: Was carved out of the old Borno State by the Babangida administration. Yobe State was created because the old Borno State was one of Nigeria's largest states in terms of land area and was therefore considered to be too large for easy administration and meaningful development. Ethnic rivalries within the old Borno State also contributed to the decision. On 3 September 2024, Islamic State militants attacked

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