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Monguno is one of the LGAs Local Government Area of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria.

Monguno
LGA and town
Monguno Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°41′0″N 13°36′0″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Borno State
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Landscape

Monguno has a total landscape area of 1,913 km²

Population

Monguno has a population of 109,851 at the 2006 census.

Postal Code

The postal code of the area is 612.[1]

History

It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]

Insurgency

In early January 2015, residents fled Monguno and the village of Doron-Baga for the internally displaced persons camps in Maiduguri, following the capture of nearby Bama by Boko Haram.[3] Monguno was captured by Boko Haram forces on 26 January 2015.[4] Amnesty International expressed concern that local residents' requests for more troops for protection from Boko Haram had been ignored by the Army.[5] On 17 February 2015, the military retook Monguno in a coordinated air and ground assault.[6] Boko Haram and ISWAP carried out bombings in June and September 2015 and a massacre in June 2020.

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