Mubi is a town in Northern Senatorial District of

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, northeast

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. It is subdivided into two. Mubi north and Mubi south

Demographics

The major tribes of the town are Fali, Gude, Kamwe, Margi and Mundang (Godo-godo).

Education

Mubi has three higher institutions of learning: Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, College of Health Technology (Mubi Campus), and Adamawa State University, Mubi.

Boko Haram takeover

Some media outlets said that the city was renamed to ''Madinatul Islam'', meaning ''city of Islam'' by

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group

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as ''Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād'' ( ar, جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد, lit=Group of the People of Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad), is an Islamic terrorist organization ba ...

in October 2014 when they captured the town under their control. In November 2014, the

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took back control of Mubi from Boko Haram. Adamawa State governor

Bala James Ngilari Bala James Nggilari is a Nigerian lawyer and former governor of Adamawa State, Nigeria from October 1, 2014, to May 29, 2015. He was the deputy Governor from 2012 - 2015 under Murtala Nyako He was succeeded by Bindo Jibrilla Mohammed Umaru ...

said

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forces had recaptured the town from Boko Haram. Some reports said Boko Haram had withdrawn from the town after

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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

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Service that remnants of the group were flushed out of Mubi by the military.

Massacres

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on 2 October 2012 when suspected members of Boko Haram entered the town at around 10pm and killed many people. The large majority of the victims were 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. A

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occurred in Mubi on 1 June 2014. On 21 November 2017, a

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ing at a

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during morning prayers killed an estimate 25-50 people. Boko Haram is the suspected perpetrator. Suicide bombings occurred at a mosque and market in Mubi in 2018.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

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.

Notable residents

Mubi is home to prominent Nigerians including: *

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(Prof of Mathematics) * Alex Badeh (Former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria) * Bindow Umar Jibrilla (Former Governor of Adamawa State) * Ibrahim Lamorde (Former EFCC Chairman)

References

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