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 WAT (UTC+1)

Gombi is a town and 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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