Nganzai
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Nganzai
Gajiram | |
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 Interactive map of Nganzai | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Established | 1991 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Nganzaiⓘ is a Local Government Area of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. Nganzai LGA has an administrative headquarters in Gajiram town with the area council consisting communities and villages of Nganzai, Badu, Alarge, Damaram, Gadai, Kuda, Kurnawa, Maiwa, Miye, Sugundure, Gajiram and Sabsabuwa.
It's an Islamic region consisting of up to 90% Kanuri's and 10% others. It has a population of over 100,000 people who were displace by terrorist group of Boko Haram and later resettled by his Babagana Umara Zulum.
The region is rich in agriculture and other mineral resources.[citation needed]
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.[2]
Jihadist groups carried out massacres in July 2019 and June 2020.
