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Borno State

Capital
Maiduguri
Zone
NE
Local government areas
27
Created
3 Feb 1976

Peoples & Tongues

28 languages · 12 ethnic groups · 6 recognised thrones · centralised

Shehu of Borno + El-Kanemi dynasty

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Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.