Jengre

Jengre is a town in Pengana Chiefdom, Jere District, Bassa LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria.[1] It is one of the Jere settlements.[2] It is located in the northern region of Bassa LGA, bordering Kaduna State from the north at Kan'iyaka. Jengre is the headquarter of Pengana Chiefdom and home to the paramount ruler of the chiefdom, Ogomo Pengana. The Ogomo palace was built in Jere town of Jengre around 1952[3] and has since become the permanent residence of the chiefdom's ruler.[3]

  1. ^ Alozie, Ezinwa (2022-10-27). "Special Prayer for Adventist College of Nursing Sciences' Inaguration in Jengre". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2021-01-01). "Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b Yearwood, Peter J.; Dr John, Nengel. The Creation of the Pengana Chieftaincy on the Northern Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1952-55. Peter J. Yearwood, University of Papua New Guinea and Dr John Nengel, University of Jos in Nigeria. pp. 7–8.