Jibia (or Jibiya) is a town and

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

(LGA) in

Katsina State Katsina State ( ; 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢) is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered to the west by Zamfara State, to the east by Kano and Jigawa states, and to the south by Kaduna St ...

, northern

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. The population of the LGA was approximately 125,000 as of 2003, and the area is 1037 km². The

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of the area is 822. Jibia sits along on the Nigerian border with

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, and the border post was burnt down by a mob in 2005. According to the Daily Triumph newspaper, the mob was "hired" by

smugglers Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. More broadly, soc ...

angry about the Katsina Custom Command's crackdown on

contraband Contraband (from Medieval French ''contrebande'' "smuggling") is any item that, relating to its nature, is illegal to be possessed or sold. It comprises goods that by their nature are considered too dangerous or offensive in the eyes of the leg ...

goods. The Local Government shares borders with Batsari, Kaita, Katsina, Batagarawa and

Zurmi Zurmi is a Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zurmi at . It has an area of 2,834 km and a population of 293,837 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 882. it shares border with N ...

(Zamfara State) Local Government Areas.

Notable people

Notable people from jibiya local government in Nigeria * Comrd ABDULSALAM ABBATI, an international activist

History

Na'eem sanusi isah tsambe, a researcher on the history of Jibia, wrote that the origins of Jibia date back to the wars of conquest between the rulers of

katsina Emirate The history of Katsina State, Katsina stretches over a millennium. It is part of the Hausa Kingdoms, Hausa Bakwai states, believed to be founded by the descendants of Bayajidda according to legend. Throughout its history, Katsina has been govern ...

, with Maradi and Katsina migrations over territoriality and religion, especially after the jihad of Usman Bin Fodiyo.

Climate

Jibia experiences oppressive wet and dry seasons, with a temperature range of 58°F to 102°F year-round. The wet season is cloudy, while the dry season is windy and partly cloudy.

References

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