Monguno
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 Monguno
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Monguno is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Monguno.
It has an area of 1,913 km² and a population of 109,851 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 612.[1]
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.[2]
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 January 26, 2015.[4] Amnesty International expressed concern that local residents' requests for more troops for protection from Boko Haram had been ignored by the Nigerian Army.[5] On February 17, 2015, the Nigerian military retook Monguno in a coordinated air and ground assault. [6]
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