Kumo

Kumo is in North East Nigeria.

Understand

Kumo is a town in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Akko has a population of 338,000 in 2006.

Kumo is the administrative headquarters of Akko Local Government council and one of the largest towns of the traditional Gombe emirate. The people of Kumo are popular for peanuts (groundnuts), cotton, and corn (maize) and as a local trade centre for the sorghum, millet, cowpeas, cassava (manioc), peanuts, goats, cattle, sheep, fowl, horses, donkeys, and cotton cultivation.

The town is made up of the Tangale, Fulani, and Hausa peoples of the surrounding area.

Get in

By plane

• 1 Gombe Lawanti International Airport (GMO ^IATA), Gombe. This is an airport serving Gombe state and it is the fastest way to get into the state. (updated Jan 2022)

By bus

• 2 Gombe Line, Gombe Line Taminus, Gombe, Gombe State, ☏ +234 803 818 8586. Gombe Line is a mass transit operation owned by the government of Gombe State. It offers transportation services to and returned to Bauchi, Jos, Benue, Nasarawa, Abuja, Lagos, and other parts of the country. (updated Jan 2022)

See

• 1 Jump Township Stadium, Jump. (updated Jan 2022)
• 2 Emir palace Kumo (fada). Hime of the traditional ruler of Kumo Emirates. (updated Jan 2022)

Do

• 1 Kumo Central Mosque, Emir street. Juma'at Masjid of Kumo town. About 3 minutes trek from the Emir's Palace. (updated Jan 2022)

Buy

• 1 Haske bakery bread kumo. Freshly baked bread available. $1 - $2. (updated Jan 2022)

Eat

• 1 Malam Hamza University Of Suya (Chicken). 1-9PM. Treat yourself to the of beef and chicken barbeque. ₦500-5,000. (updated Jan 2022)
• 2 Sanshat shopping complex, Round abolut. (updated Jan 2022)

Connect

Kumo offers mobile network coverage like Airtel, MTN, Glo and 9mobile, limited postal services, and erratic electricity supply.

Go next

• Deba Habe
• Billiri
• Gombe
• Dukku