Mbakaou

Mbakaou lies on the Djerem in the southern Adamawa country, within the lands associated with the lamidate of Tibati. In the early nineteenth century Hamman Sambo established his seat at Tibati after arriving from the north along the Faro valley. With support from local Mbum people, his successors extended their authority over Tikar and Vute communities and towards the Sanaga to the south.