Jengre

Jengre
Town and Chiefdom Headquarters
Jengre
Jengre
Coordinates: 10°14′00″N08°48′00″E / 10.23333°N 8.80000°E / 10.23333; 8.80000 [1]
Country	Nigeria
State	Plateau State
LGA	Bassa
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

Jengre is a town in Pengana Chiefdom, Jere District, Bassa LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria. ^[2] It is one of the Jere settlements. ^[3] It is located in the northern region of Bassa LGA, bordering Kaduna State from the north at Kan'iyaka. Jengre is the headquarter of Pengana Chiefdom and home to the paramount ruler of the chiefdom, Ogomo Pengana. The Ogomo palace was built in Jere town of Jengre around 1952 ^[4] and has since become the permanent residence of the chiefdom's ruler. ^[4]

Communication

Telegraph

The Telegraph line from the then-Northern Nigeria Protectorate capital, Zungeru, which passed through Naraguta and Rahama, reached Jengre by 1913. A local office was also constructed there, too, as well as two railway wires between Rahama and Jengre. ^[5]

References

1. "Jengre: Nigeria". Geographical Names. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
2. Alozie, Ezinwa (2022-10-27). "Special Prayer for Adventist College of Nursing Sciences' Inaguration in Jengre". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
3. Blench, Roger (2021-01-01). "Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria".
4. Yearwood, Peter J.; Dr John, Nengel. The Creation of the Pengana Chieftaincy on the Northern Jos Plateau, Nigeria, 1952-55. Peter J. Yearwood, University of Papua New Guinea and Dr John Nengel, University of Jos in Nigeria. pp. 7–8.
5. Annual Report of the Colonies, Northern Nigeria, 1913 [XIV.—POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.](PDF) (Report). London. December 1914. p. 19. Retrieved April 26, 2025.

10°14′33″N8°47′58″E / 10.24250°N 8.79944°E / 10.24250; 8.79944