Tibati

Tibati became the seat of a powerful lamidate at the southern edge of Adamawa. Its founder, Hamman Sambo, arrived from the north along the Faro valley and established the town in the 1820s as a follower of Modibo Adama. Supported by local Mbum people, the early rulers conquered Tikar and Vute communities and extended their influence southward. Tibati became a centre of raids for captives as well as a formidable power among the neighbouring lamidates.