Gambe

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Gambe
Village
Country	Nigeria
State	Adamawa
Local government area	Mayo-Belwa
District	Tola-Binyeri

Gambe, a village in Tola-Binyeri District of the Mayo-Belwa local government area of Adamawa State in the North Eastern region of Nigeria, is an ancient settlement dating back to about the seventeenth century about 1750AD. Founded by Gangve the first Chief of Gambe. From whose name is derived the Corrupted pronunciation Gambe. The town is not to be confused with Gombe, Gombe State.

Gambe Village is in Gangfada Ward. Gambe has 6 polling unit out of twelve in the ward. Currently a Village is headed by the Traditional Council Village Head who is Under the Leadership of the District Head at Tola Headquarters of Tola-Binyeri District.

The village mostly settled by small scale farmers produce agricultural produce such as Groundnuts, Irish Potatoes, Pear, Mango, Palm Kernel, Mountain Honey and many other rear species of plants like Atile, etc. The main market day is every Saturday of the week where all sort of local produce as well as manufactured products are sold to buyers.

Geography

Gambe is an ancient settlement located on the northern fringes of the Sebshi Mountain ranges in Adamawa State of Nigeria. The village is located near the confluence of River 'Jara' and River 'Boghdu'. The now merged rivers pass through places like Baleri Noppi, Pola, etc. the river is a tributary of the Benue River. The originally spring waters flow from the mountain peaks down to Gambe at the foot of the mountain were the two rivers meet before flowing Northwards to the Benue River through Ngurore town in Yola south. The upper part of the village is located at the top of plateau of the mountain called Chabbal Donkin it is located near the border with Bali LG, Taraba State. The town of Daka in Bali, Taraba state share the same Ancestral history as Gambe.

Natural Resources

Gambe village contains a variety of solid minerals including barite, agate, raw gold dust, quartz, diamond, blue sapphire, ruby, emerald, lead, tourmaline and fossils.

The People of Gambe

Gambe is the home to the Chamba people, a tribe in Nigeria's North East region. It is also the village of the first Chamba University graduate: Sa'adu Abubakar Gambe. He graduated from Provincial Secondary School Yola in 1964, he did HSC in Science School Lagos, he then studied Botany/Zoology Combined Honors in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. He is known as 'Baba Gambe' Father of Gambe.

The village has a Primary School and a Junior Secondary School.