The major ethnic tribe in Madagali is the Marghi. Other ethnic tribes of Madagali are Mafa, Sukur, Higgi and Fulani.
Villages
The major villages in Madagali are Gulak and Shuwa. Madagali is richly blessed with fertile land which makes the people to heavily engage in Agricultural activities.
Boko Haram Insurgency
In September 2012, a Boko Haram commander was killed in Madgali by Nigerian government forces, and 156 arrests were made as a part of "Operation Restore Sanity."[1]
The town was seized by Boko Haram in August 2014. In September 2014, residents of Madagali, Gulak, and Michika fled to mountainous areas and Mubi town, in the wake of a failed attempt by government troops to re-take the town from the insurgents.[2]
References
^Onah, Matthew (2012-09-24). "Nigeria: Boko Haram Kingpin Shot Dead in Adamawa". This Day - allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
^"Nigeria: Thousands Flee as Boko Haram Militants Seize Major Towns". Retrieved 2014-10-21.
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madagali, madagli, town, local, government, area, adamawa, state, nigeria, adjacent, border, with, cameroon, towncoordinates, 88611, 62972, 88611, 62972, coordinates, 88611, 62972, 88611, 62972country, nigeriastateadamawa, statetime, zoneutc, contents, history. Madagali or Madagli is a town and local government area in Adamawa State Nigeria adjacent to the border with Cameroon MadagaliLGA and townMadagaliCoordinates 10 53 10 N 13 37 47 E 10 88611 N 13 62972 E 10 88611 13 62972 Coordinates 10 53 10 N 13 37 47 E 10 88611 N 13 62972 E 10 88611 13 62972Country NigeriaStateAdamawa StateTime zoneUTC 1 WAT Contents 1 History 2 Ethnic Groups 3 Villages 4 Boko Haram Insurgency 5 ReferencesHistory EditThe LGA was created in 1991 when Taraba State was created out of Gongola State It borders Michika to the south Askira uba to the west Gwoza local government area to the north and the Republic of Cameroon to the east Ethnic Groups EditThe major ethnic tribe in Madagali is the Marghi Other ethnic tribes of Madagali are Mafa Sukur Higgi and Fulani Villages EditThe major villages in Madagali are Gulak and Shuwa Madagali is richly blessed with fertile land which makes the people to heavily engage in Agricultural activities Boko Haram Insurgency EditIn September 2012 a Boko Haram commander was killed in Madgali by Nigerian government forces and 156 arrests were made as a part of Operation Restore Sanity 1 The town was seized by Boko Haram in August 2014 In September 2014 residents of Madagali Gulak and Michika fled to mountainous areas and Mubi town in the wake of a failed attempt by government troops to re take the town from the insurgents 2 References Edit Onah Matthew 2012 09 24 Nigeria Boko Haram Kingpin Shot Dead in Adamawa This Day allAfrica com Retrieved 2014 10 21 Nigeria Thousands Flee as Boko Haram Militants Seize Major Towns Retrieved 2014 10 21 This Adamawa state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Madagali amp oldid 1136135318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
