Cross Kauwa (sometimes referred to simply as Kauwa) is a town in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, east of the town of Kukawa. It is located within the Kukawa Local Government Area.
The town is located along a road that runs from Baga to the east (formerly at the shore of Lake Chad) and to Kukawa to the west. Another road leads south to Monguno. According to a 2007 report in The Sun (Nigeria), it is about an hour's drive from Monguno to Cross Kauwa.Archibong, Maurice Trip to Nigeria’s four corners, The Sun (Nigeria) (archive.org link)
Maina Maaji Lawan, a former governor of Borno State, and later a National Senator, was born in the town.Africa Who's who, p. 1017 (1991)
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