Dukku is a Local Government Area of Gombe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dukku. The Gongola River flows through the west and north of the LGA. It has an area of 3,815 km² and a population of 207,190 at the 2006 census. All the indigenous population of Dukku are muslims.Their major ethnic group is Fulani with Fulfulde being spoken as the major language. The postal code of the area is 760. The northeasterly line of equal latitude 14°N and longitude 14°E passes through the LGA about 6 km to the southeast of the town of Dukku. Historically, Dukku town was formed in the 17th century. It is believed that Arɗo Almoodo, a leader of Fulani clan and his people with their cattle migrated from Fuuta Jallon in Guinea and settled in the present location. Another oral tradition says that the head of the Fulbe was Arɗo Sambo and that Arɗo Almoodo was his younger brother. Before they finally settled in Dukku, being herders, they wandered around in search of pasture for their animals. They first inhabited in a settlement, according to oral tradition called Kamanei. But they didn't last there because of the tyranny of the king of Kamanei who had a randy male child that would go first to every bride on her bridal night. This custom didn't augur well with the Fulani who settled there, especially one of Arɗo Sambo's son, Yero Nanaro who took an oath that he would slay the prince when the latter came to his bride on their first night. And Yero fulfilled his promise by slaughtering the prince when he came to his bride. This incident forced Arɗo Almoodo and his people to spontaneously leave Kamanei on that night and moved further south, nonstop for weeks until they got to a place called Lumpaaso, some few miles away from present Dukku, at the bank of Gongola River, one of the tributaries of River Benue under the territory of a Bolewa Chief of Kalam named Moi Duja. The Chief of Kalam, Moi Duja accorded them great hospitality by allowing them to settle in his territory. But no sooner had they settled in Lumpaaso than they realised that the place was not conducive for them with their animals as it was very close to river which makes it difficult for cattle grazing. Thus they complained to the chief who in turned ordered one of his palace sentinels to show them a better and more convenient place in his territory, which is the present settlement of Dukku. The name "Dukku" is a Fulfulde word. The town name was initially Dukku ƴori, a combination of Fulfulde word, Dukku and Bolewa word, ƴori, but later shortened to Dukku for convenience. The town is the headquarters of Dukku Emirate created out of Gombe Emirate by the first civilian governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu in 2001. The current 16th Laamɗo Dukku and 2nd Emir of Dukku is Alhaji Haruna Abdulkadiri Rashid II. He was preceded by his father Alhaji Abdulkadiri Haruna Rashid, the 15th Laamɗo Dukku and the first Emir of Dukku who died on 24th December, 2012. Alhaji Haruna Rashid II was born on November 24, 1960. He was named after his grandfather and the 13th Laamɗo Dukku, Haruna Rashid I, son of Laamɗo Dukku Yakubu, son of Laamɗo Dukku Gaaɓɗo, son of the first Laamɗo Dukku Sammbo Geno. He started his education early in the traditional Qur’anic school system before enrolling into Dukku Central Primary School between 1967 and 1972 where he had his primary education. He also had his secondary school education in Government Secondary School, Misau as part of the pioneer students between 1973 and 1977. He later gained admission into the School of Basic Studies, Zaria in 1978, after which he was admitted into Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics which he completed in 1981. The emir was also at the London School of Economic and Political Science of the University of London from 1983 to 1985 where he obtained Master of Science degree in Economics. He was posted to Ogidigben Grammar School, Escravos, in the defunct Bendel State for the mandatory National Youth Service Corp. He started his working career in the former Bauchi State Civil Service as an Assistant Secretary, where he served for only two months and later joined the then University of Sokoto, now Usman Danfodio UniversitySokoto as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Economics, serving for eight years in the institution as an academic staff from 1982 to 1990 where he transferred his services to the Central Bank of Nigeria in 1990 starting from Lagos as Assistant Bank Examiner rising to the exalted position of Deputy Director and Branch Controller, Kano branch. Before his ascension to the throne on January 4, 2013 he held the prestigious title of Sardauna Dukku since July 25, 1986. He is currently the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Governing Council of the Gombe State University, Gombe.
