Geidam

Geidam
LGA and town
Geidam is located in Nigeria
Geidam
Geidam
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 12°43′N 12°02′E / 12.717°N 12.033°E / 12.717; 12.033
Country Nigeria
StateYobe State
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
 • Local Government ChairmanHabeeb elcready (APC)
Area
 • Total4,357 km2 (1,682 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total157,295
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
632
ISO 3166 codeNG.YO.GE
Map

Geidam is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Geidam in the northwest of the area at 12°53′49″N 11°55′49″E / 12.89694°N 11.93028°E / 12.89694; 11.93028. On 24 April 2021 terrorists from ISWAP seized Geidam killing 11 people, and over 6,000 residents were displaced.[1] However, the Nigerian Armed Forces retook the town after an offensive against the terrorists.[2][3][4]

It has an area of 4,357 km² and a population of 157,295 at the 2006 census.

Football Stadium Geidam

The postal code of the area is 632.[5]

  1. ^ "Over 6,000 Geidam residents displaced after Boko Haram attack". TVC News. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (24 April 2021). "Jihadists Kill at Least 11 in Northeast Nigeria Attack". VOA News. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ Oyedeji, Niyi (24 April 2021). "ISWAP attacks Geidam, distributes pamphlets to residents". ICIR. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Jihadists seek out and kill two Nigerian Christians during attack on town in Yobe State". Barnabas Fund. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.