Mubi is a town in Northern Senatorial District of Adamawa State , northeast Nigeria . It is subdivided into two Mubi north and Mubi south.
6-683: Adamawa State University is located in Mubi , in the Northern Senatorial District of Adamawa State , Nigeria . It was established in 2002 by the Adamawa State University Law No. 10 of 2001. The title caption of the university is "Towards ensuring rapid development and transformation of the State". The current vice chancellor is Dr Stephen Lagu. On 21 March 2019, construction of a new faculty building
12-592: Is the suspected perpetrator. Suicide bombings occurred at a mosque and market in Mubi in 2018. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw). 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. Mubi
18-525: The city was renamed to Madinatul Islam , meaning city of Islam by jihadist group 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 Bala James Ngilari said government forces had recaptured the town from Boko Haram. Some reports said Boko Haram had withdrawn from
24-508: 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. A terrorist attack on 2 October 2012 when suspected members of Boko Haram entered the town at around 10pm and killed many people. The large majority of
30-437: 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 bombing occurred in Mubi on 1 June 2014. On 21 November 2017, a suicide bombing at a mosque during morning prayers killed an estimate 25-50 people. Boko Haram
36-621: Was approved. In the early of April 2024 the government of the state inaugurated a new governing council in the school, which includes the pro chancellor and chairman and the members. This article on a Nigerian institution of higher education is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mubi (town) The major tribes of the town are Fali, Gude, Mafa, Kamwe, Margi and Mundang (Godo-godo). Mubi has three higher institutions of learning: Federal Polytechnic, Mubi , College of Health Technology (Mubi Campus), and Adamawa State University , Mubi. Some media outlets said that
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