Popular Markets in Gombe State

Here is the list of popular markets in Gombe State.

Tudun Hatsi grain market.

Gombe’s Tudun Hatsi grain market is located at the city centre, along the Gombe Emir’s palace road and directly opposite the Gombe old market. The market is situated on a hill -hence the name, ‘Tudun Hatsi’ (Grain Hill in Hausa) – at the premises of the first modern Jumu’at Mosque in Gombe.

The market where only grains is sold, is said to have been established over eight decades ago at the premises of the present Gombe old market (Tsohuwar Kasuwa), during the reign of Emir Haruna Umaru, who ruled Gombe between 1922 and 1935.

Grains available in the market are: millet, maize, groundnut, beans, soya beans, sesame seeds, rice and guinea corn among others.

Kumo Cattle Market:

Kumo is a national center for commercial activities, having numerous markets, such as Tike (a livestock market), Tashar gwari (vegetable market), Tudun hatsi (grain market) and the Babbar kasuwa (main market).