Kogu is a large village in Biu LGA

Biu, Nigeria

Biu is a town and a Local Government Area in southern Borno State of Nigeria. The town is the administrative center of the LGA. The town was once the capital of the Biu kingdom, and is now capital of the Biu Emirate...

, of southwestern Borno State

Borno State

Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...

, in northeastern Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. Kogu is located on a tributary of the Yangari River about 34 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of the town of Biu

Biu, Nigeria

Biu is a town and a Local Government Area in southern Borno State of Nigeria. The town is the administrative center of the LGA. The town was once the capital of the Biu kingdom, and is now capital of the Biu Emirate...

.

Mari Watirwa, the 20th Emir

Emir

Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...

 of Biu

Biu Emirate

The Biu Emirate is a traditional state based in Biu in Borno State, Nigeria. Prior to 1920 it was referred to as the Biu Kingdom. The current ruler is Maidalla Mustafa dan Aliyu who became Mai Biu, also styled Kuthli, in 1959....

, established his capital at Kogu about 1795, after he drove the Fulani

Fula people

Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...

out of Biu. In 1838, his grandson, Emir Mari Biya, moved the capital to the town of Biu.

External links

• "Kogu Map — Satellite Images of Kogu" Maplandia World Gazetteer