Gombe Emirate

The late Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Usman Abubakar (Center left) receives U.S. Embassy Charge' d’Affaire Robert E. Gribbin (center right) outside the emir's palace in Gombe (20 September 2007)
Emirs Palace Gombe
The_Gombe Central Mosque,emir's palace,Gombe
Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar The current emir of gombe[1] state

The Gombe Emirate (Fula: Lamorde Gombe 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is a traditional state in Nigeria that roughly corresponds in area to the modern Gombe State.The current Emir of Gombe is Alhaji Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III, who acceded on 6 June 2014. The late Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Usman Abubakar, who precedes his father Abubakar II had been Emir since August 1984.[2]

  1. ^ Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar, Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar (6 June 2014). "Govt appoints new Emir of Gombe". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Julius Toba (23 January 2009). "Pomp, as Gombe monarch marks anniversary". Nigerian Compass.