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To prevent more attacks from Boko Haram fighters, Zulum totally banned all metal scavenging in Borno State, effective as of 10 July 2023. In April 2024, the ban was contested by the
National Association of Scrap Waste Dealers and Employers of Nigeria, who wanted the ban to be lifted for the
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On 22 November 2020, Convoy belonging to Zulum was attacked while he was traveling to meet with government officials in Baga. Seven soldiers and two civilians were killed in this ambush, but the governor was unhurt.
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from 1997 to 1998, where he obtained a master's degree in
Agriculture Engineering. In 2005, he enrolled for a PhD in Soil and Water Engineering with the University of Maiduguri which he completed in 2009.
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Lecturer where he rose to the rank of Professor. Babagana was Deputy Dean and Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering in 2010 and 2011 respectively. In 2011, Babagana Umara was appointed the
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In
December 2023, the Center for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in Nigeria has accused Babagana Zulum of excluding Christians from the Federal Government palliatives in Borno State.
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on the road and shot at it. After the donkey exploded, insurgents came out of hiding and fired at them. A number of insurgents were killed, whereas no one in the convoy was injured.
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Zulum stated that the palliative distribution was to salvage communities whose sources of livelihood were cut off due to the activities of Boko Haram insurgents.
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Babagana Zulum, has completed and commissioned 77 projects for service deliveries in the health, education and other sectors of the economy.
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Zulum has written papers and article for publication in both local and international journals, in the area of
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1003:"BREAKING: Boko Haram Attacks Convoy Of Borno Governor, Zulum, In Baga"
758:"Scooper – Nigeria Politics News: Meet The 5 Best Governors In Nigeria"
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Zulum was born on 25 August 1969, in Mafa Local Government Area of
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1058:"Dozens killed in jihadist attack on Nigeria governor's convoy"
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On 1 October 2018, he won the gubernatorial primaries of the
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highway. Five people were killed including three policemen.
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1084:"Boko Haram Kills Fifteen over Two Days in Borno State"
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Three days later, on the 29, Zulum's convoy noticed a
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Abubakar, Uthman; Omirin, Olatunji (11 March 2019).
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950:"Borno metal scavengers urge Zulum to lift ban"
646:"Shettima endorses Prof. Umara-Zulum successor"
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1165:"25,000 Borno families share Zulum's N25m"
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733:"Borno, Nasarawa APC endorse Zulum, Sule"
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477:List of governors of Borno State
525:Idowu, Kayode (11 March 2019).
16:Nigerian politician (born 1969)
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273:who has served as governor of
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583:"Babagana Umara Zulum"
398:Assassination attempts
306:University of Ibadan
255:Babagana Umara Zulum
138:position established
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1227:North-Eastern State
1064:. 26 September 2020
1038:. 28 September 2020
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1094:10 January
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271:politician
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