Gombe Abba
Gombe-Abba was established by Modibbo Buba yero, the student of Usman Dan Fodiyo, after the 1804 Jihad war. It is located about a kilometre off the Gombe - Kano highway, near a river and on a hilly area. Gombe Abba is the first capital of Gombe Emirate and inextricable part of Gombe history. Gombe Abba History. After the establishment of the Gombe emirate by Buba Yero, he made Gombe Aba his headquarters and started to subdue the country by campaigning against the Jukun settlements of Pindiga and Kalam, including the countries of the Tangale and the Waja. Gombe  Abba flourished and enjoyed the luxury of an emirate.. However, with the peaceful conquest of the Gombe Emirate in 1903 by the British colonialists under the reign of Umaru Kwairanga (1989-1922) led to the end of development in Gombe Abba. The British colonialists found Gombe-Abba to be too disconnected from the rest of the emirate and it made the new administration difficult for them to run. In 1913, the British colonialists moved their administration to Nafada and also instructed the Emir Umaru to follow them. Six years later, the British colonialist relocated to the present day Gombe in  order to make it easier for the British to effectively manage the people of Tangale-Waja and Dadiya, located in southern Gombe. However, the departure of the Emir's seat led to the downfall of the once prominent town of Gombe Abba. Gombe Abba Emirs. Prior to the relocation of the Gombe Emirate to its present location in Gombe, seven emirs, including the founder, Modibbo Bubayero, had ruled the emirate from Gombe-Abba. The seven emirs that ruled in Gombe-Abba town are: