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Borno is endowed with a lot of potentials from arable land to untapped natural resources ranging from precious stones ...

The war with Boko Haram and the group's campaign of insurgency between 2011 to 2022 was a dark moment in the history of Borno... the state is still healing from the turmoil of the war and its devastating impact on a normally peaceful society

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    About The Borno Encyclopaedia

    B.E. showcase every aspect of Borno’s history, contemporary realities, natural and geographical information, cultural heritages, brief biographies of prominent sons and daughters of the state, traditional establishments and statistical facts that will help in salvaging the collective cultural identity of the people and the state and chip into the broader efforts at cultural sustainability for sustainable development in the region