Gombi

Gombi
Balda
LGA and town
Gombi
Coordinates: 10°9′44″N 12°44′24″E / 10.16222°N 12.74000°E / 10.16222; 12.74000Coordinates: 10°9′44″N 12°44′24″E / 10.16222°N 12.74000°E / 10.16222; 12.74000
Country  Nigeria
State Adamawa State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Gombi is the Local Government Headquarter of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.

"The area has been attacked in the past by Boko Haram and the region has been under a military state of emergency since May 2013."[1]

In July 2014, a German development worker was kidnapped in the town of Gombi.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Faul, Michelle (2014-07-17). "German Abducted by Suspected Extremists in Nigeria". Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-07-18.


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