Daima

Daima lies in the plains west of Lake Chad, near Magumeri and the northwestern end of the Bama Ridge. This sandy ridge traces an ancient shore of a much larger lake, running southeast past Maiduguri towards Cameroon. The surrounding country formed part of Bornu, the kingdom that rose west of Lake Chad after its rulers withdrew from Kanem in the late fourteenth century. Bornu's long history was shaken in 1808, when Fulani forces captured its capital, Ngazargamu.