Zuba, Nigeria

Zuba
Town
Zuba
Zuba Map showing Zuba location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°5′47″N7°12′46″E / 9.09639°N 7.21278°E / 9.09639; 7.21278 [1]
State	Abuja
Local Government Area	Gwagwalada
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

^[2] Zuba is a community in Gwagwalada Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria. ^[3] It is located in the border of Abuja central city and shares the same boundary Madalla with Niger State. ^[4] Other than being the gateway to Abuja, Zuba is also on a primary highway that connects to Kaduna-Kano as well Kogi State, to major cities of the south. ^{[5] [6]}

Language

Koro is the native language of Zuba people. ^[7] However, being a commercial and transit area, it records a large number of other tribes like Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Igala, Ebira, Nupe etc.

References

1. "Zuba, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria". Mindat org. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
2. Webmaster (2014-01-27). "Origin of Koro tribe of Abuja (I)". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
3. Mariam, Yusuf (2021-03-31). "FCT Police Nab over 90 Hardened Criminals Since January, No Incident of Kidnap at Zuba". PRNigeria News. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
4. "Zuba: An Abuja suburb where crime thrives". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
5. "Zuba: An Abuja suburb where crime thrives". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 2025-01-28. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
6. "Mechanic docked for criminally selling customer's car". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-04-01.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Koro Zuba language", Wikipedia, 2023-01-11, retrieved 2023-01-17