Abadam
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Abadam is a remote Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, on the western coast of Lake Chad. It borders Chad and Niger, and it's very close to Cameroon. In 2016 its population is projected to be 140,000 inhabitants.{{Cite web |title=Population – Borno State Government |url=https://bornostate.gov.ng/population/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |language=en-US}} It has its headquarters in the town of Malumfatori. Security, Healthcare, infrastructure, and climate change{{Cite web |title=Have you been there? firsthand Information on Abadam Local Government in Borno State |url=https://nigerialga.blogspot.com/2022/10/have-you-been-there-firsthand.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Have you been there? firsthand Information on Abadam Local Government in Borno State}} are some of the major challenges in Abadam Local government.
Landscape
It has a landmass area of 3,973km{{sup|2}}.
Population
Abadam had a total population of 100,180 in the 2006 population census.
Postal Code
The postal code of the area is 602.{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx| archivedate= 7 October 2009 | url-status= dead}}
History
It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Borno Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria.{{Cite book
| edition = Millennium
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Information
| isbn = 9780104089
| volume = 2, State Surveys
| last = Nigeria
| title = Nigeria: a people united, a future assured
| location = Abuja, Nigeria
| date = 2000
| page = 106
}}
Cases of Insurgency
In October 2014, Boko Haram fighters took over Abadam town, with at least 40 deaths, but fled after an attack by Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) troops. Local residents, some of whom had fled to Niger border areas, were urged to return.{{Cite web
| title = Nigeria: Boko Haram - Dozens Killed As Multi-National Forces Recapture Abadam
| work = allAfrica.com: Leadership (Abuja)
| accessdate = 2014-10-26
| date = 2014-10-26
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201410260020.html
| last = Hamza Idris, Ibrahim Sawab and Abdullahi Mohammed
| title = Nigeria: 100 Killed After Ceasefire As Abadam Residents Drown
| work = allAfrica.com: Daily Trust
| accessdate = 2014-10-26
| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/201410210991.html
}}
On 2 February 2015, the Nigerian Army said it had recaptured Abadam from Boko Haram, along with the nearby towns of Gamboru, Mafa, Mallam Fatori, and Marte, following joint military operations by Nigerian and Cameroonian forces, civilian forces, and three days of Chadian airstrikes.{{Cite web
| title = Nigeria claims Gamboru, four towns recaptured from Boko Haram
| work = AFP - Yahoo News
| accessdate = 2015-02-03
| date = 2015-02-02
| url = https://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-claims-gamboru-four-towns-recaptured-boko-haram-182136983.html
}} A bomb dropped by an air strike struck in the midst of a mourning ceremony, which injured 27 people and killed 37 persons.{{Cite web
| title = Air strike 'kills dozens of mourners' in Niger
| work = BBC
| accessdate = 2015-02-18
| date = 2015-02-18
| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-31521279
}} Borno State senator Baba Kak Garbai however stated in February 2016 that the group still controlled Abadam.{{cite web|url=http://pulse.ng/local/boko-haram-sect-still-controls-half-of-borno-senator-says-id4661653.html|title='Sect still controls half of Borno,' Senator says |work= Pulse Nigeria|date=8 February 2016}} Major General Lucky Irabor also stated in August 2016 that Abadam was under control of the militants.{{cite web|url=http://english.aawsat.com/2016/09/article55357543/nigerian-army-commander-weeks-left-boko-haram|title=Nigerian Army Commander: Only Weeks Left for Boko Haram|work=Asharq al-Awsat|date=1 September 2016|accessdate=2 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901194717/http://english.aawsat.com/2016/09/article55357543/nigerian-army-commander-weeks-left-boko-haram|archive-date=2016-09-01|url-status=dead}}
References
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{{LGAs of Borno State}}
Category:Local Government Areas in Borno State
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