Numan, also known as Nomweh (meaning 'hilltop'), is a town and a Local Government Area in
Adamawa State
Adamawa state () is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest, while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. It tak ...
, Nigeria. It is a port town that lies on the confluence of
Benue River and
Gongola River
The Gongola River is in northeastern Nigeria, the principal tributary of the Benue River.
The upper course of the river as well as most of its tributaries are seasonal streams, but fill rapidly in August and September.
The Gongola rises on the east ...
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The predominant ethnic group in the town are the
Bwatiye (Bachama) people who have a reputation of being unconquered warriors in all their history. The Bwatiye people are led by a First Class King known as the Hama Bachama, who is the paramount ruler of the Bachama Kingdom, whose Voti (palace) is in Numan the administrative seat of the throne while Lamurde has another palace for the King as that is the spiritual or ancestral home of the
Bwatiye people
The Bwatiye people which are mostly refer to as Bachama are a set of people that can be found in Numan, Demsa and Lamurde Local Governments in the Southern part of Adamawa State and in some part of the Cameroons Republic.
History
The Bwatiye ...
. The name of the current King is Homun (King) Dr Daniel Ismaila Shaga OON, who ascended the throne in 2020 . The Queen of the Bachama kingdom is referred to as Mbamto (Queen) and she is Mbamto Rosaline Daniel Ismaila Shaga.They Currently Have Four Children Whose Names Aren’t Identified Yet
The town is the location of
Adamawa State Polytechnic
Adamawa State Polytechnic is a tertiary educational institution in Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. It was established in 1991 through a merger of the College of Preliminary Studies Yola and the Staff Development Institute Numan.
The new Polytechni ...
.
References
Local Government Areas in Adamawa State
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Gen. Muhammad Almustapha Musa @ New Motor Park, Numan Nigeria (11 April, 2021).