Gbako Local Government Area of Niger State is one of the 149 created local Governments in September, 1991 by General Ibrahim Babangida led administration. Gbako is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Lemu in the north of the area at9°24′00″N 6°02′00″E. The Kaduna River forms its western boundary. It has an area of 1,753 km² and a population of 127,466 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 912.