Askira/Uba
Askira/Uba is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Askira.
Askira/Uba | |
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LGA | |
| Coordinates: 10°38′21″N 12°52′43″E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Borno State |
| Capital | Askira |
| Local Government Area | Askira/Uba was created 1976. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democracy |
| • Current Chairman | Hon.Abubakar Umar Mazhinyi, He was Sworn-in as elected council chairman on 29 January, 2024. Under platform of All Progressive Congress |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
It has an area of 2,362 km2 and a population of 138,091 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 601.
One of the villages of Askira/Uba, Lassa, was the origin of a new virus found in the blood of returning American missionaries, and first identified by a virology research team in a laboratory at Yale University, who named it "Lassa virus" after the location where it first appeared. Askira/Uba has two Emirate Councils namely; Askira Emirate and Uba Emirate.
In July 2014, the villages of Huyim and Dille in Askira/Uba LGA were attacked by suspected Boko Haram gunmen, with nine and thirty-eight deaths respectively. The attackers came from the Sambisa Forest. Displaced residents "need help from governments and spirited individuals."