Bama Emirate

Bama Emirate
Bama
Traditional state
Bama Emirate
Coordinates: 11°31′8″N 13°41′3″E / 11.51889°N 13.68417°E / 11.51889; 13.68417
Country Nigeria
StateBorno State
Founded2010
SeatBama
Government
 • ShehuUmar Kyari ibn Umar el-Kanemi

The Bama Emirate is a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria. The Bama Emirate was split from the Dikwa Emirate in 2010 and is governed by a branch of its ruling dynasty (the al-Kanemi dynasty). The emirate encompasses one Local Government Area, Bama itself, which previously served as the seat of the Dikwa Emirate.

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