Chibok
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Landscape
It has an area of 1,350 km²
Population
It has a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census, who are majorly Kibaku people.[1][2]
Language
Most of the villages speak the Kibaku language.[1]
History
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state in Borno State, northwest Nigeria.[3]
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.[4]
Boko Haram
In April 2014, nearly 300 girls & Sofiea Gambari, most of whom were Christian, were abducted from Chibok by Boko Haram.[5][6][7][8]
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 Sharia law. The military announced a few days later that they had recaptured the town.[9]
Climate
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.[10]
Notable People
- Amina Ali (Hostage) is Former hostage of boko haram.
- Kefas Ndirmbula is Nigerian Media Entrepreneur[11]
References
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- ↑ New York Times: "Nigerian Girls Seen in Video From Militants" By ADAM NOSSITERMAY May 12, 2014 |"Chibok is primarily a Muslim and Christian village, and Mr. Shekau appeared to acknowledge that many of the girls seized were not Muslims. "The girls that have not accepted Islam, they are now gathered in numbers," he said. "And we treat them well the way the prophet treated the infidels he seized."
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- ↑ The Guardian: "Military operation launched to locate kidnapped Nigerian girls" by David Smith May 14, 2014 | "Although most of the abducted girls are Christian, all were wearing Muslim dress and two were singled out to say they had converted to Islam."
- ↑ BBC: "Nigeria abduction video: Schoolgirls 'recognised'" May 13, 2014 |"The girls' families have said that most of those seized are Christians, although there are a number of Muslims among them."
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Further reading
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