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Taraba State was created in 1991 out of the old Gongola State by the Military Administration of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on 27th of August, 1991.

The first governor of the state was Rear Admiral Adeyemi Ambrose Afolahan who was a Military Administrator. And the first Civilian Governor was Rev. Jolly Nyame. And its current governor is Arc. Darius Ishaku who has been the governor since 2015.

Taraba State is blessed with both Natural and Human Resources as it nickname is Nature Gift of the Nation. Taraba State has the highest number of tribes in Nigeria but this claim is unconfirmed.

Below are the 40+ list of tribes in Taraba State you don't know.

1. BABUR

2. BAKULUNG

3. CHAMBA

4. BANDAWA

5. BAMBUKO

6. BETSO (BETE)

7. BOBUA

8. DANGSA

9. DIBA

10. PULBE

11. GENGLE

12. GORNUN (GMUN)

13. GONIA

14. GWOM

15. HAUSA

16. IDOMA

17. JIRU

18. JAHUNAWA JAHUN

19. JONJO

20. JOLE

21. JUKUN

22. KABAWA

23. KADARA

24. KANURI

25. KARIMJO

26. KENTON

27. KONA

28. KUNINI

29. KUTEB

30. KWANCHI

31. KUTIN

32. LAU

33. LAMA

34. LAMJA

35. MAMBILA

36. MUMUYE

37. NDORO

38. PANYAM

39. PKANZOM

34. POLL

35. POTOPO

37. SAKBE

38. SATE

39. SHOMO

40. TAROK

41. TIRAK

42. TIV

43. WAKA

44. WURKUM

45. YANDANG

46. YOTT

47. MUNGA

My tribe is number 39 on the list which is "Shomoh" or "Shomo". The Shomoh people could be found in Wukari (Gidin Doruwa), Lau (Shomoh Sarki, Shomoh Kila), Karim Lamido LGA (Usumanu, Shomoh Ngbai, Tonga), Ardo Kola LGA (Shomoh Gali and Shomoh Tawa) etc.

Shomoh people are farmers, hunters, and fishermen. They are predominantly, Muslims and Christians with a proportion of them being traditionalists.

Let's eliminate all forms of tribal, communal and religious crises in order to move our state forward.

Which tribe are you from in Taraba State and which tribe wasn't included? Please drop your comments?

Thanks for reading.

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Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/full-list-of-all-371-tribes-in-nigeria-states-where-they-originate


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