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Bama is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Bama. It has an area of 4,997 km2 and a population of 269,986 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 610. It is located "about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state". It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Dikwa Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria. == History == The town was attacked by Boko Haram in May 2013 and February 2014. ,
On September 2, 2014, Boko Haram seized control of Bama, according to the town's residents.〔(Nigeria's Boko Haram 'seize' Bama town in Borno )〕 In December 2014, it was reported that "people too elderly to flee Gwoza Local Government Area were being rounded up and taken to two schools where the militants opened fire on them." Over 50 elderly people were killed. A "gory video" was released of insurgents shooting over a hundred civilians in a school dormitory in the town of Bama. On 16 March 2015, the Nigerian army said that it had recaptured the city. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bama, Nigeria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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