Borno

British

/ ˈbɔːnəʊ /

noun

a state of NE Nigeria, on Lake Chad. Capital: Maiduguri. Pop: 4 151 193 (2006). Area: 70 898 sq km (27 374 sq miles)

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"I don't know if there were jihadists at the market. We are just ordinary people," Mala Garba, 42, told AFP from a hospital in Borno state capital Maiduguri while recovering from bullet wounds.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The governor of Borno state, the epicentre of Nigeria's 17-year-long jihadist insurgency, said the government shut the market down five years ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The report also alleged that the money was transported by air to Boko Haram's Gwoza enclave in Borno state and handed over to a local commander.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

A local government official in Nigeria's eastern Borno state holds similar beliefs.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

They went toward the city of Caramen, at the edge of Barbary and bordering on the black Kingdom of Borno.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.

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