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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by natureblack(m): 6:05pm On Sep 05, 2014
Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin -Charles Darwin
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by ananwune: 6:05pm On Sep 05, 2014
aя̩̥̊ε̲̣̣̣̥ U̶̲̥̅̊ freaking f..king kidding ♍ƺ? Infact I don't believe it.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by xynerise: 6:05pm On Sep 05, 2014
Eww!
@op. No young girls for the village? undecided

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by hannesy(f): 6:06pm On Sep 05, 2014
*in Micheal jackson's voice* speechless
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by yuzjet(m): 6:06pm On Sep 05, 2014
I still don't believe this.... I have to go there myself to verify!
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by thinezy(f): 6:07pm On Sep 05, 2014
quite interesting
God made clothes with leaves for adam and eve Shey?

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by mstik(f): 6:09pm On Sep 05, 2014
i wonder how civilisation eluded these people for so long
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Curiouscity(m): 6:09pm On Sep 05, 2014
I recall my NYSC days in Adamawa state 12yrs ago. At the camp, we were always threaten of being sent to "Koma" if you misbehaved. We were so curious such that when NCCF arranged to go for "Rural Rugged Evangelism" we all settled for Koma. The people are nice and hospitable. We still indigenes who speak Hausa and English Languages. These ones serve as interpreters.

They need government presence not to be used as objects for exploits as some people are doing presently.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by kolamilan(m): 6:10pm On Sep 05, 2014
wait oo people wey do national census count these people join ? And them talk say we be 150 million in population.

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Nobody: 6:10pm On Sep 05, 2014
LOL

Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by UnknownT: 6:11pm On Sep 05, 2014
I remember one postal agency's motto back then, WE HAVE BEEN TO KOMA

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by kolamilan(m): 6:12pm On Sep 05, 2014
yuzjet: I still don't believe this.... I have to go there myself to verify!
pls wait for me make i carry my bag.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by goldbim(f): 6:12pm On Sep 05, 2014
This is serious!different types of tradition.what will the women use when menstruating?I'm sure missionaries /neighbouring towns must have offered them help,they 'll refuse.in the name of preserving their culture...it is well with them oo.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by DonaldGenes(m): 6:13pm On Sep 05, 2014
Yungwizzzy: Primitive people in 21st century??

blood of Elijah!!!
shocked shocked shocked


btw that place na Sweet place for a niqqa to go for vacation!!

real life of what a niqqa use expensive mbs to download!!
this pipo are romantic walahi!!
grin grin grin

More like free kitten for them boys.....O boy, No need to toast a girl dia....na sharp sharp things...Just kukuma off your clothe hehe
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by litetias(m): 6:14pm On Sep 05, 2014
MANGAM: Koma is a relatively primitive hill-dwelling ethnic group in northern Adamawa, in the Atlantika Mountains, which shares a border with southern Cameroun. Hill-dwellers are spread through the south and southwest of these mountains, including many on the Cameroun side. There are 21 Koma villages in the Cameroonian side of the Alantika Mountains and 17 villages on the Nigerian side.

History

The Koma people became recognized as Nigerians in 1961, a year after independence, along with the old provinces of northern Cameroun. Today Koma is part of the seven districts of Ganye local government in Adamawa State.

The hill was discovered in 1986 by a corps member.

The Koma have their own language, known as Koma, with an estimated 61,000 speakers. It is a member of the Niger–Congo language group. The Koma people are divided into three main groups: the hill-dwelling Beya and Ndamti, and the Vomni lowlanders.

They are committed to their traditional culture. The men wear loincloths by men and women wear fresh leaves. Koma men are much more receptive to wearing of contemporary clothes than the women. Customarily children in Koma inherit their maternal lineage. As a mark of acceptance and friendship, a Koma man may share his wife with friends, especially visitors. They have an average population of about 400 people per village, and many engage in rearing of animals.

The late Colonel Yohanna Madaki visited the mountains in 1989, at the insistence of the first set of corps members posted to the lowlands.

Culture

Among the Komas, a twin birth is regarded as evil, and twins are considered abominable so much so that until recently babies of multiple births used to be buried alive with the women who had the 'misfortune' of being their mothers. This obnoxious practice of twins killing is out of vogue among Komas who dwell on the plains, but in the out-of-the-way settlements on the hills, the ancient practice still thrives untainted.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koma_in_Adamawa
Mungo Park junior

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by sincereme: 6:15pm On Sep 05, 2014
Smelly pus.sy, i was opportuned to eat their puss.y little did i know i just consumed virus and bacteria.
vomited for like one week,thank my stars it was and didn't happen at this ebola era, i would v been in the isolation place now. somebody should give em clothes to put on.

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by JuanDeDios: 6:16pm On Sep 05, 2014
Gboliwe: Women in Koma wear leaves but their men wear real clothes! What kind of injustice is this? angry
That is not good. But then, maybe those men shown are the kabyesis or rich men among them.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Amule5000us(m): 6:17pm On Sep 05, 2014
WHAT GOES UP, MUST SURELY COME DOWN. shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked .... Law of Gravity grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin grin

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by UnknownT: 6:20pm On Sep 05, 2014
They joined Nigeria officially in 1961, the hills were discovered by an nysc member in 1986. Isn't that contradictory? How can they join Nigeria without Nigeria knowing who was joining her until the people that joined her were discovered in 1986?

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Lovetinz(m): 6:20pm On Sep 05, 2014
Women in Koma wear leaves but their men wear real clothes.
I cant help but wonder how they weave the clothes.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Abiagirl777(f): 6:21pm On Sep 05, 2014
Just lyk de gods must be crazy khosian ppl
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by MANGAM(m): 6:23pm On Sep 05, 2014
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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by MANGAM(m): 6:24pm On Sep 05, 2014
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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Nobody: 6:24pm On Sep 05, 2014
Adamawa girls part 2
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by atlwireles: 6:24pm On Sep 05, 2014
UnknownT: They joined Nigeria officially in 1961, the hills were discovered by an nysc member in 1986. Isn't that contradictory? How can they join Nigeria without Nigeria knowing who was joining her until the people that joined her were discovered in 1986?

I remember that NTA news broadcast, that was the talk in school for days. They look the same way as 1986
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Dreyl(m): 6:26pm On Sep 05, 2014
So people like this still exist,chai!!!
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by gatiano(m): 6:27pm On Sep 05, 2014
that is what happen when one stride away from civilization. 50,000 yrs of going away from light gets them where and oyibo can boost about his ego. anyways, corper people discovered a hil, yet didn't give it a name there immidiately. its part of striding away thing.
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Nobody: 6:28pm On Sep 05, 2014
How many threads on this topic will we have on FP
Since 2007
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Nobody: 6:30pm On Sep 05, 2014
And they have the likes Aliko Dangote, Adulsalam, Atiku, and top northern billionaires. The more reason why they need not be in power if with their wealth, they cannot extend hands of help to their people despite several years in govt. Shame on them.

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by henryobinna(m): 6:30pm On Sep 05, 2014
Blackchampion: Waitooooo! re dis ppl Nigerians too?
NO! they're black japanese
blackanese

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Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by Nobody: 6:30pm On Sep 05, 2014
This op eehh... Na only the pics of the female folks u just dey post. Mae we see as dem men be na!
Re: The Koma People Of Adamawa State In Pictures by MissTeaseMe(f): 6:31pm On Sep 05, 2014
Yungwizzzy: Primitive people in 21st century??

blood of Elijah!!!
shocked shocked shocked


btw that place na Sweet place for a niqqa to go for vacation!!

real life of what a niqqa use expensive mbs to download!!
this pipo are romantic walahi!!
grin grin grin
Smh
So those are the people u want to shag abi. Instead of helping them better their lives. Mtchew

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