Land in Guma, Benue

Guma is a Local Government Area (LGA) located in Benue state, Nigeria. It was created out of the then Makurdi local government of Benue state in May 1989. The local government derives its name from River Guma, which traverses the local government from the Northwest and flows into Northern bank of River Benue. It shares common boundaries with Tarka and Logo local government areas in the East, Makurdi local government area in the South while Doma local government area of Nasarawa State lies in the West. The headquarters of this area is located in Gbajimba town.

The main occupation of the people of Guma local government is farming. The local government is endowed with large expanse of fertile land both in the hinterland and along the valleys of rivers within the local government. The Tiv people are by this natural endowment noted for the substantial cultivation of seasonal foods which include yams, cassava, maize, millet, groundnuts, soybeans, guinea corn, white and yellow mellon (egusi). Special mention has to be made here that Guma local government produces more than three quarters of the total yellow (egusi) mellon produced in the country.