Mubi
| Mubi "Muvi" | |
|---|---|
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Nickname(s): "Sabon Dale" | |
| Motto(s): "Home of Peace" | |
  Mubi Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 10°16′N 13°16′E / 10.267°N 13.267°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Adamawa State |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 128,900 |
Mubi is a town in Adamawa North Senatorial Districts in Adamawa State, Northeast, Nigeria. The major tribes of the town are: Gude Nzanyi and Fali, with Fulani, Marghi, Higgi and Mundang (Godo-godo) as minority. Mubi town is a home to prominent Nigerians with great achievements spread across various sectors in the society: economic building, educational, Civil service and politics. Some among these people are: Air Marshall Alex Badeh (Former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria), Alh. Sali Isa Bello (Former Nigerian Head of Service), Ibrahim Lamurde (Former EFCC Chairman), Prof. Iya Abubakar, Gov. Umaru Jibrilla Bindow (Governor of Adamawa State), among others. Some Families like Umar Gella family, Umaru Jibrilla Family, Ahmadu Njairi Family, Daniel Sudi Family, are very common in the town and the state. The Nuhu Wakili's family is the ruling family in the town. Mubi town is currently home to three higher Institutions of learning: The Federal Polytechnic Mubi[1], College of Health Technology (Mubi Campus), and Adamawa State University, Mubi.[2] Some media outlets claimed that the city has been renamed to Madinatul Islam, meaning city of Islam by the Boko Haram in October 2014 when they captured the town under their control.
In November 2014, the Nigerian Army took back control of Mubi from Boko Haram. Adamawa State governor Barr. Bala Ngilari said government forces had recaptured the town from the Boko Haram group. Some reports said Boko Haram had withdrawn from the town after looting peoples goods and money to their hideout from the town, rather than as the result of direct fighting. However, Bala Ngilari's chief of staff, Chibudo Babbi, told the BBC Hausa Service that remnants of the group were flushed out of Mubi by the military.[3]
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[4]
| Climate data for Mubi, Adamawa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32 (90) |
33.9 (93) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
33.9 (93) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.8 (82) |
29 (84) |
32 (90) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32 (90) |
32.2 (90.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24 (75) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24 (75) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22 (72) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19 (66) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.12) |
30 (1.18) |
98 (3.86) |
135 (5.31) |
202 (7.95) |
258 (10.16) |
164 (6.46) |
43 (1.69) |
2 (0.08) |
0 (0) |
935 (36.81) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 572m)[4] | |||||||||||||
Massacres
Mubi town fell victim to a terrorist attack on 2 October 2012 when suspected members of Boko Haram entered the town at around 10pm and started to kill indiscriminately.[5] The victims were mostly students from the three educational institutions (Federal Polytechnic Mubi, School Of Health Technology and Adamawa State University) based in the town. The death toll was put at 25 initially, however, the number is said to be closer to 45.[5]
On 21 November 2017 a suicide bombing at a mosque during morning prayers killed an estimate 25-50 people. Boko Haram is the suspected perpetrator.[6]
Cattle Market
Mubi is the home of the state famous international cattle Market popularly known as kasuwan shanu or Kasuwan tike situated at the center of the town, large numbers of cattle and sheep are bought by customers mainly from north eastern Nigeria and being distributed to different parts of southern Nigeria by trailers and trucks. [7]
References
- ↑ "The Federal Polytehcnic Mubi, Adamawa State".
- ↑ History of Adamawa State University
- ↑ "Nigeria army 'retakes Mubi from Boko Haram'". BBC News. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Temperature, Climograph, Climate table for Mubi". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- 1 2 Nigeria: Gunmen Kill 46 Students in Mubi, Africa: Allafrica.com, 2012, retrieved 4 October 2012
- ↑ Maclean, Ruth (21 November 2017). "Nigeria mosque attack: suicide bomber kills dozens". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Kashuwar Sanu (cattle market) in the town of Mubi – OSUN DEFENDER". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.