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Bajoga is in Gombe State.

Understand

Bajoga is the administrative headquarters of Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria.

Get in

By plane

  • 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.

By bus

  • 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. Gombe Line on Wikipedia

By train

  • 1 Bajoga Railway Station, 338, 762102, Bajoga. Under Reconstruction.

Get around

Map
Map of Bajoga

See

  • Gombe State Polytechnic, Bajoga, Along Ashaka-Potiskum Road, Bajoga (hoard a public transport from Tashan Dukku (₦700-1000) Gombe town to Bajoga and highlight Polytechnic main gate). A new higher institution of learning established by Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwabo administration in 2018. (Q110516883) on Wikidata
  • Emir Palace, Bajoga (A bus trip from the capital - Gombe, highlights at the Bajoga General Hospital junction. From there, you can take motorcycle ride to the palace.).
  • Mbormi Battle Ground, Bajoga. This is a very significant place, both from a religious and history perspective. It was the final spot of the defeat and annihilation of the famed Sokoto caliphate. The then Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Attahiru I cut off diplomatic ties with the British colonists in defiance of colonialism which led to a war. Fleeing Sokoto for the Holy City Madina, he and his followers were ambushed and attacked again by the British colonists here in this little village Mbormi. After a heated battle, the Sultan was killed and as he left his throne without a successor, the Sokoto caliphate was cut short in 1903.

Do

Buy

  • 1 Bajoga Motor Park and Grain Market. A major market in Funakaye will grain are sold. The market holds every Thursday however grains are available other than the market days only that it is cheaper on Thursday.

Eat

  • 1 Usman maikarama Suya (Barbeque spot). 1-9PM. A place to get the barbeque and wholesome drinks. ₦500-10,000.

Drink

Sleep

  • ViewPoint Tourist Hotel (Viewpoint Annex), Opposite Bodoriyel Primary School, Bajoga. Accommodation, conference hall, restaurants and bar.

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