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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ethnic_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Ethnic groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ethnic_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tourist_attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tourist_attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Tourist attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tourist_attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Transport-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Transport subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Federal_highways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Federal_highways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Federal highways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Federal_highways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-One_road_to_Niger" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#One_road_to_Niger"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>One road to Niger</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-One_road_to_Niger-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_major_roads" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_major_roads"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.3</span> <span>Other major roads</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_major_roads-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Railways" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Railways"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.4</span> <span>Railways</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Railways-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Airports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Airports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.5</span> <span>Airports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Airports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Religion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Religion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Natural_resources" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Natural_resources"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Natural resources</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Natural_resources-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Healthcare" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Healthcare"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Healthcare</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Healthcare-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Desertification" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Desertification"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Desertification</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Desertification-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " 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Available in 50 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-50" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">50 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A" title="ولاية يوبي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ولاية يوبي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_%C5%9Ftat%C4%B1" title="Yobe ştatı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Yobe ştatı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%87_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="یوبه ایالتی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="یوبه ایالتی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_Chiu" title="Yobe Chiu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Yobe Chiu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5" title="Йобе – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Йобе" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_State" title="Yobe State – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Yobe State" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_(st%C3%A1t)" title="Yobe (stát) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Yobe (stát)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_State" title="Yobe State – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Yobe State" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_osariik" title="Yobe osariik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Yobe osariik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_Yobe" title="Estado de Yobe – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estado de Yobe" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Ctato_Jobe" title="Ŝtato Jobe – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ŝtato Jobe" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%87" title="ایالت یوبه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایالت یوبه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diiwal_Yobe" title="Diiwal Yobe – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Diiwal Yobe" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayimat%E1%BA%B9n_Yobe_T%E1%BB%8Dn" title="Ayimatẹn Yobe Tọn – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Ayimatẹn Yobe Tọn" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%94%EB%B2%A0%EC%A3%BC" title="요베주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="요베주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="योबे राज्य – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="योबे राज्य" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%AEra_Yobe" title="Ȯra Yobe – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ȯra Yobe" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_(stato)" title="Yobe (stato) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Yobe (stato)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="იობეს შტატი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="იობეს შტატი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_la_Yobe" title="Jimbo la Yobe – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Jimbo la Yobe" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Йобе (штат) – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Йобе (штат)" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_State" title="Yobe State – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Yobe State" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%99%E5%B7%9E" title="ヨベ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヨベ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_(Bundesstoot)" title="Yobe (Bundesstoot) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Yobe (Bundesstoot)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe" title="Yobe – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Yobe" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_(stan)" title="Yobe (stan) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Yobe (stan)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_(estado)" title="Yobe (estado) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Yobe (estado)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statul_Yobe" title="Statul Yobe – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Statul Yobe" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5" title="Йобе – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Йобе" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a 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.infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Yobe</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Tulo Tulo, also known as 'The Desert Land of Hope', is a marshy oasis situated in a low valley in Yusufari on the fringe of the Sahara desert."><img alt="Tulo Tulo, also known as 'The Desert Land of Hope', is a marshy oasis situated in a low valley in Yusufari on the fringe of the Sahara desert." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg/250px-Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg/375px-Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg/500px-Oasis_amid_the_Sahel_in_Yobe_State_Nigeria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="532" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><b>Tulo Tulo</b>, also known as 'The Desert Land of Hope', is a marshy oasis situated in a low valley in <a href="/wiki/Yusufari" title="Yusufari">Yusufari</a> on the fringe of the <a href="/wiki/Sahara_desert" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahara desert">Sahara desert</a>.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yobe_State_Flag.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Yobe"><img alt="Flag of Yobe State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Yobe_State_Flag.png/120px-Yobe_State_Flag.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Yobe_State_Flag.png/180px-Yobe_State_Flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Yobe_State_Flag.png/240px-Yobe_State_Flag.png 2x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="180" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yobe_State_Government.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Yobe"><img alt="Seal of Yobe State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Yobe_State_Government.png/100px-Yobe_State_Government.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Yobe_State_Government.png/150px-Yobe_State_Government.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Yobe_State_Government.png/200px-Yobe_State_Government.png 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="460" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_nicknames" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state nicknames">Pride of the Sahel</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Yobe State in Nigeria"><img alt="Location of Yobe State in Nigeria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png/250px-Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png/375px-Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png/500px-Nigeria_Yobe_State_map.png 2x" data-file-width="777" data-file-height="599" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Yobe State in Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Yobe_State&params=12_00_N_11_30_E_region:NG_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°00′N</span> <span class="longitude">11°30′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.000°N 11.500°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.000; 11.500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_date_of_statehood" title="List of Nigerian states by date of statehood">Date created</a></th><td class="infobox-data">27 August 1991</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_capitals" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state capitals">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Damaturu" title="Damaturu">Damaturu</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Government of Yobe State</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_governors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state governors">Governor</a> <br /> <b>(<a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Yobe_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Yobe State">List</a>)</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mai_Mala_Buni" title="Mai Mala Buni">Mai Mala Buni</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Deputy Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Idi Barde Gubana (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yobe_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Yobe State House of Assembly">Yobe State House of Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senators</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">E: Musa Mustapha (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap">N: <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Lawan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmed Lawan">Ahmed Lawan</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap">S: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Mohammed_Bomai" title="Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai">Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian House of Representatives">Representatives</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Yobe#The_9th_Assembly_(2019_-_2023)" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Yobe">List</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">45,502 km<sup>2</sup> (17,568 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_area" title="List of Nigerian states by area">6th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2006 census)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,321,339<sup id="cite_ref-PHC_Tables_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PHC_Tables-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,649,600</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population" title="List of Nigerian states by population">32nd of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">GDP (PPP)</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2021</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">$7.05 billion<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">36th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">$1,797<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">35th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+01">UTC+01</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">620001</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">+234</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NG" title="ISO 3166-2:NG">NG-YO</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.439<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#900">low</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index">31st of 37</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Yobe</b> is a <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">state</a> located in northeastern <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>. A mainly <a href="/wiki/Agricultural" class="mw-redirect" title="Agricultural">agricultural</a> state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno State</a>. The capital of Yobe State is <a href="/wiki/Damaturu" title="Damaturu">Damaturu</a>, and its largest city by population is <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a>. While by the largest by land area is <a href="/wiki/Fune" title="Fune">Fune</a>, <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a> Local Government Area is a place of Farmers and marketers, the largest cattle market in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a> is located in <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state borders four states: <a href="/wiki/Bauchi" title="Bauchi">Bauchi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gombe_State" title="Gombe State">Gombe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jigawa_State" title="Jigawa State">Jigawa</a>. Yobe State shares borders with <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno State</a> to the east for about 421 km, <a href="/wiki/Gombe_State" title="Gombe State">Gombe State</a> to the south for 140 km (in the vicinity of Gongola River), Bauchi State for 188 km (117 miles) and <a href="/wiki/Jigawa_State" title="Jigawa State">Jigawa State</a> for 193 km (120 miles) to the west and <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">the Republic of Niger</a> to the north for about 352 km.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>It <a href="/wiki/Niger-Nigeria_border" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger-Nigeria border">borders to the north</a> the <a href="/wiki/Diffa_Region" title="Diffa Region">Diffa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zinder_Region" title="Zinder Region">Zinder Regions</a> of <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a>. Because the state lies mainly in the dry <a href="/wiki/Savanna" title="Savanna">savanna</a> belt, conditions are hot and dry for most of the year, except in the southern part of the state which has more annual rainfall. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg/220px-Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg/330px-Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg/440px-Nguru_River_bank_Yobe_State.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>Nguru River bank Yobe State</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a> condition of Yobe is warm with daily temperature of 37 °C (98.6 °F). November being the sunniest month and rainy day is between August and December<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yobe State came into being on 27 August 1991. It was carved out of the old Borno State by the <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida" title="Ibrahim Babangida">Babangida</a> administration. Yobe State was created because the old Borno State was one of Nigeria's largest states in terms of land area and was therefore considered to be too large for easy administration and meaningful development. <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">Ethnic</a> rivalries within the old Borno State also contributed to the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 September 2024, <a href="/wiki/Islamic_State" title="Islamic State">Islamic State</a> militants <a href="/wiki/Tarmuwa_massacre" title="Tarmuwa massacre">attacked</a> a village in Yobe State, killing at least 130 villagers accused of collaborating with the Nigerian military.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boko_Haram">Boko Haram</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boko Haram"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 14 May 2013, <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan" title="Goodluck Jonathan">Goodluck Jonathan</a> declared a <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> in Yobe State along with nearby Borno and <a href="/wiki/Adamawa_State" title="Adamawa State">Adamawa States</a>, due to the <a href="/wiki/Jihadist" class="mw-redirect" title="Jihadist">jihadist</a> <a href="/wiki/Terrorist" class="mw-redirect" title="Terrorist">terrorist</a> network <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram_insurgency" title="Boko Haram insurgency">insurgency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boko Haram's leader <a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau" title="Abubakar Shekau">Abubakar Shekau</a> was born in Shekau village of Yobe.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Boko Haram's attacks in Yobe include those in Damaturu <a href="/wiki/2011_Damaturu_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Damaturu attacks">in November 2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/December_2011_Nigeria_clashes" title="December 2011 Nigeria clashes">December 2011</a> <a href="/wiki/Damaturu_prison_break" title="Damaturu prison break">and June 2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gadaka" title="Gadaka">Gadaka</a> <a href="/wiki/December_2011_Northern_Nigeria_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="December 2011 Northern Nigeria attacks">in December 2011</a>, Potiskum <a href="/wiki/December_2012_shootings_in_Northern_Nigeria" title="December 2012 shootings in Northern Nigeria">in December 2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Yobe_State_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Yobe State attacks">November 2014</a> <a href="/wiki/5_July_2015_Nigeria_attacks" title="5 July 2015 Nigeria attacks">and July 2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mamudo" title="Mamudo">Mamudo</a> <a href="/wiki/Yobe_State_school_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Yobe State school shooting">in July 2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujba" title="Gujba">Gujba</a> <a href="/wiki/Gujba_college_massacre" title="Gujba college massacre">in September 2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buni_Yadi" title="Buni Yadi">Buni Yadi</a> <a href="/wiki/Federal_Government_College_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Government College attack">in February</a> <a href="/wiki/May_2014_Buni_Yadi_attack" title="May 2014 Buni Yadi attack">and May 2014</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dapchi" title="Dapchi">Dapchi</a> <a href="/wiki/Dapchi_schoolgirls_kidnapping" title="Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping">in 2018</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_Government_Areas">Local Government Areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Local Government Areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Yobe_State" title="List of villages in Yobe State">List of villages in Yobe State</a></div> <p>Yobe State consists of 17 <a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Nigeria" title="Local government areas of Nigeria">local government areas</a> (or LGAs). They are: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 10em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bade,_Nigeria" title="Bade, Nigeria">Bade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bursari" title="Bursari">Bursari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damaturu" title="Damaturu">Damaturu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geidam" title="Geidam">Geidam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gujba" title="Gujba">Gujba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulani" title="Gulani">Gulani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fika,_Nigeria" title="Fika, Nigeria">Fika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fune" title="Fune">Fune</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jakusko" title="Jakusko">Jakusko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karasuwa" title="Karasuwa">Karasuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machina,_Nigeria" title="Machina, Nigeria">Machina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nangere" title="Nangere">Nangere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nguru,_Nigeria" title="Nguru, Nigeria">Nguru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarmuwa" title="Tarmuwa">Tarmuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yunusari" title="Yunusari">Yunusari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yusufari" title="Yusufari">Yusufari</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While Yobe state is an agricultural state, it also has rich mineral deposits, including <a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">gypsum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kaolin" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaolin">kaolin</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fune" title="Fune">Fune</a> local government and very rich agricultural resources as well. The State's agricultural produce include <a href="/wiki/Gum_arabic" title="Gum arabic">gum arabic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bambara_groundnut" class="mw-redirect" title="Bambara groundnut">groundnuts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beans" class="mw-redirect" title="Beans">beans</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>. The State also has one of the largest <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a> <a href="/wiki/Market_(place)" class="mw-redirect" title="Market (place)">markets</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Africa" title="West Africa">West Africa</a>, located in Potiskum.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governor">Governor</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 29 May 2019, <a href="/wiki/Mai_Mala_Buni" title="Mai Mala Buni">Mai Mala Buni</a> assumed office as the governor of Yobe State under the Party APC (All Progressive Congress) and <a href="/wiki/Idi_Barde_Gubana" title="Idi Barde Gubana">Idi Barde Gubana</a> is the Deputy-Gorvenor of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kanuri_girl.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kanuri_girl.jpg/220px-Kanuri_girl.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kanuri_girl.jpg/330px-Kanuri_girl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kanuri_girl.jpg/440px-Kanuri_girl.jpg 2x" data-file-width="667" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Kanuri girl sitting behind a decorated wall</figcaption></figure> <p>The major <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups in Nigeria">ethnic groups</a> living in Yobe state are the <a href="/wiki/Fulani_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Fulani people">Fulani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kanuri_people" title="Kanuri people">Kanuri</a>, while other ethnic communities include <a href="/wiki/Bolewa" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolewa">Bolewa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngizim_people" title="Ngizim people">Ngizim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bade_language" title="Bade language">Bade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hausa_people" title="Hausa people">Hausa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngamo">Ngamo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baggara_Arabs" title="Baggara Arabs">Shuwa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bura_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bura people">Bura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marghi" class="mw-redirect" title="Marghi">Marghi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">Manga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Languages of Yobe State listed by LGA:<sup id="cite_ref-e22_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>LGA</th> <th>Languages </th></tr> <tr> <td>Bade</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bade_language" title="Bade language">Bade</a>, <a href="/wiki/%C6%8Auwai_language" title="Ɗuwai language">Duwai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Kanuri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bursari</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Kanuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fula_people" title="Fula people">Fulani</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Damaturu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Yerwa Kanuri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fika</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bole_language" title="Bole language">Bolewa</a> <a href="/wiki/Ngamo_language" title="Ngamo language">Ngamo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fune</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngizim_language" title="Ngizim language">Ngizim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bura_language" title="Bura language">Bura-Pabir</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Geidam</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Kanuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fula_people" title="Fula people">Fulani</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gujba</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Kanuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gulani</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maaka_language" title="Maaka language">Maaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pabir_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pabir language">Bura-Pabir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Kanuri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jakusko</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bade_language" title="Bade language">Bade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Machina</td> <td>Manga </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nangere</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nguru</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanuri_language" title="Kanuri language">Kanuri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Potiskum</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karai-karai" title="Karai-karai">Karai-karai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ngizim_language" title="Ngizim language">Ngizim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bole_language" title="Bole language">Bolewa</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Other languages of Yobe State are <a href="/wiki/%C6%8Auwai_language" title="Ɗuwai language">Duwai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chadian_Arabic" title="Chadian Arabic">Shuwa Arabs</a>, and Zarma etc.<sup id="cite_ref-e22_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourist_attractions">Tourist attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Tourist attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tourist attractions sites in Yobe state include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gooya_Valley" title="Gooya Valley">Gooya Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngazargamu" title="Ngazargamu">Ngazargamu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dagona_Birds_Sanctuary" title="Dagona Birds Sanctuary">Dagona Birds Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gujba_Forest_Reserve" title="Gujba Forest Reserve">Gujba Forest Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dufuna_canoe" title="Dufuna canoe">Dufuna canoe</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tertiary institutions in Yobe state include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_College_of_Education_(Technical),_Potiskum" title="Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum">Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Federal_Polytechnic_Damaturu" title="The Federal Polytechnic Damaturu">Federal Polytechnic Damaturu</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_University,_Gashua" title="Federal University, Gashua">Federal University, Gashua</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mai-Idris_Alooma_Polytechnic" title="Mai-Idris Alooma Polytechnic">Mai-Idris Alooma Polytechnic</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shehu_Sule_College_of_Nursing_and_Midwifery,_Damaturu" title="Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu">Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery, Damaturu</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umar_Suleiman_College_of_Education" title="Umar Suleiman College of Education">Umar Suleiman College of Education</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yobe_State_University" title="Yobe State University">Yobe State University</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_highways">Federal highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Federal highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A3_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A3 highway (Nigeria)">A3</a> east from <a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State" title="Bauchi State">Bauchi State</a> at Baino via <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a> and <a href="/wiki/Damaturu" title="Damaturu">Damaturu</a> to <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno State</a> at Ngamdu as part of the <a href="/wiki/Trans-Sahel_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans-Sahel Highway">Trans-Sahel Highway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trans-African_Highway_network" title="Trans-African Highway network">Trans-African</a> 5)</li> <li>A338 north from <a href="/wiki/Gombe_State" title="Gombe State">Gombe State</a> at Ngalda as the Jangadoli-Fika-Ngalda Rd to <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="One_road_to_Niger">One road to <a href="/wiki/Niger" title="Niger">Niger</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: One road to Niger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Nguru–Gashua–Damask road across the north of the state via Baiomari and Geidem to <a href="/wiki/Main%C3%A9-Soroa" title="Mainé-Soroa">Maine-Soroa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_major_roads">Other major roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Other major roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>the Gamawa Rd northwest from <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a> to <a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State" title="Bauchi State">Bauchi State</a> at Zindiwa,</li> <li>the Jakusko-Potiskum Rd north from <a href="/wiki/Potiskum" title="Potiskum">Potiskum</a>, where the Gashua-Jakusko Rd continues north via Katamma,</li> <li>the Dapchi-Damaturu Rd north from via Dapchi to Baiomari as the Damaturu-Gashua Rd,</li> <li>the Damaturu Rd south to <a href="/wiki/Borno_State" title="Borno State">Borno State</a> at Kamuya Wuru,</li> <li>the Azare-Potisum Rd west to <a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State" title="Bauchi State">Bauchi State</a> near Lele.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railways">Railways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Railways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1067 mm <a href="/wiki/Cape_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape gauge">Cape gauge</a> <a href="/wiki/Railways_in_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Railways in Nigeria">Western Railway Line</a> northeast from <a href="/wiki/Kano_(city)" title="Kano (city)">Kano</a> via <a href="/wiki/Jigawa_State" title="Jigawa State">Jigawa State</a> terminates at <a href="/wiki/Nguru,_Nigeria" title="Nguru, Nigeria">Nguru</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airports">Airports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Potiskum_Airstrip" title="Potiskum Airstrip">Potiskum Airstrip</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Central_mosque_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Central_mosque_01.jpg/220px-Central_mosque_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Central_mosque_01.jpg/330px-Central_mosque_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Central_mosque_01.jpg/440px-Central_mosque_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1078" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Central Mosque Damaturu</figcaption></figure> <p>The inhabitants of Yobe are mainly <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sharia" title="Sharia">Sharia</a> law was established in the state in 2000 by governor <a href="/wiki/Bukar_Abba_Ibrahim" class="mw-redirect" title="Bukar Abba Ibrahim">Bukar Abba Ibrahim</a>. However, there are Christians in the State although no Roman Catholic diocese has its seat in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state government is headed by a governor who is elected through a democratically process. The governor works closely with the <a href="/wiki/Yobe_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Yobe State House of Assembly">State House of Assembly</a>, which is the law-making arm in the state. </p><p>Just like every other state in the <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Federal Republic of Nigeria</a>, the electoral system of Yobe State is that of a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Natural_resources">Natural resources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Natural resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yobe State has deposits of <a href="/wiki/Trona" title="Trona">trona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">gypsum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thenationonlineng.net_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thenationonlineng.net-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state's administration has improved healthcare delivery lifted a moratorium on hiring and provided incentives for staff retention. The free-drugs policy and decentralised drug supply have increased access to healthcare, underscoring the state's dedication to renovating and building new primary healthcare facilities to make healthcare more widely available and reasonably priced.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Desertification">Desertification</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Desertification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Residents of Yobe State in northern Nigeria are worried about <a href="/wiki/Desertification" title="Desertification">desertification</a> because it could have a negative impact on their quality of life.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uwani_Musa_Abba_Aji" class="mw-redirect" title="Uwani Musa Abba Aji">Uwani Musa Abba Aji</a> - CFR (born 7 November 1956) is a Nigerian <a href="/wiki/Jurist" title="Jurist">Jurist</a> and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usman_Albishir" title="Usman Albishir">Usman Albishir</a> - (15 June 1945 – 2 July 2012) former senator and Senate Minority Leader<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamman_Bello_Ali" title="Mamman Bello Ali">Mamman Bello Ali</a> - (1958 – 26 January 2009) former senator Yobe Zone B and former governor of Yobe State.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idris_Alkali" title="Idris Alkali">Idris Alkali</a> - former chief of administration, army headquarters<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usman_Alkali_Baba" title="Usman Alkali Baba">Usman Alkali Baba</a> (born 1 March 1963) current Nigerian inspector-general of police<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Mohammed_Bomai" title="Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai">Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai</a> - (born 10 February 1960) a politician and the Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imrana_Alhaji_Buba" title="Imrana Alhaji Buba">Imrana Alhaji Buba</a> - (born 6 August 1992) activist,<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> social entrepreneur, recipient of <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Young_Leader_Award" title="Queen's Young Leader Award">Queen's Young Leader Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulama_Bukarti" class="mw-redirect" title="Bulama Bukarti">Audu Bulama Bukarti</a> - (1 January 1984) senior analyst in the Extremism Policy Unit of the <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair_Institute_for_Global_Change" title="Tony Blair Institute for Global Change">Tony Blair Institute for Global Change</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mai_Mala_Buni" title="Mai Mala Buni">Mai Mala Buni</a> - (born 11 November 1967) politician and the current Governor of Yobe State<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goni_Modu_Bura" title="Goni Modu Bura">Goni Modu Bura</a> - former deputy governor, former senator, and current ambassador of Nigeria to Syria and Lebanon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adamu_Ciroma" title="Adamu Ciroma">Adamu Ciroma</a> - (born 20 November 1934) former Minister and Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Gaidam" title="Ibrahim Gaidam">Ibrahim Gaidam</a> - former governor and now Senator for Yobe Zone A<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buba_Galadima" title="Buba Galadima">Buba Galadima</a> - politician<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and National Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change(CPC) party</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bukar_Ibrahim" title="Bukar Ibrahim">Bukar Ibrahim</a> - (born October 1950) former governor of Yobe State and Senator in Nigeria<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadija_Bukar_Abba_Ibrahim" class="mw-redirect" title="Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim">Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim</a> - (born 6 January 1967) member of the House of Representatives and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waziri_Ibrahim" title="Waziri Ibrahim">Waziri Ibrahim</a> - first republic minister and presidential candidate of GNPP in the second republic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alwali_Kazir" title="Alwali Kazir">Alwali Kazir</a> - former chief of army staff</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Lawan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahmed Lawan">Ahmed Lawan</a> - senator and Senate President of the 9th National Assembly<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakariya_Maimalari" title="Zakariya Maimalari">Zakariya Maimalari</a> - a brigadier-general, who was killed in the 1966 Nigerian coup d'état while commanding the 2nd Brigade, Apapa, Lagos<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Maina" title="Mahmoud Maina">Mahmoud Bukar Maina</a> - (born 21 August 1986) a scientist, educator and science communicator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adamu_Garba_Talba" title="Adamu Garba Talba">Adamu Garba Talba</a> - a politician and former senator Yobe south<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adamu_Waziri" title="Adamu Waziri">Adamu Waziri</a> - (born 14 September 1952) former minister of Police Affairs</li> <li>Late Umar Suleiman- emir of bade, the first pro chancellor A.B.U Zaria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mala_Mohammed_Daura" title="Mala Mohammed Daura">Mala Mohammed Daura</a> - Vice Chancellor, Yobe State University, Damaturu.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yobe_State&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-PHC_Tables-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-PHC_Tables_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://population.gov.ng/core-activities/surveys/dataset/2006-phc-priority-tables/">"2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION"</a>. <i>population.gov.ng</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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