TEDxPompomari

Pompomari is a community under Maisandari Ward in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State. It is in the northern part of the city, with a community of diverse ethnic settings and a population of over 5,000 inhabitants. Though a small area, Pompomari holds historic relevance in the city, having existed for over half a century before the creation of Yobe state. A major landmark in the suburb is the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, the only Federal Polytechnic in the entire state with students drawn from all over the 17 local government areas of the state. This community has hosted over 2,000 internally displaced persons at the Pompomari IDP camp during the peak of the Boko Haram crisis. This community has bred some of the finest individuals contributing to the growth and development of the city, in the area of academics, civil service, politics and governance, private sector, innovation and technology, research and development etc.