Adamu Gumba je  oloselu omo orile ede Naijiria ti won dibo yan wole gege bi asoju Guusu Ipinle Bauchi ni ile igbimo asofin agba ti ile Naijiria.. 
He then formed the biafran 19th battalion and subsequently took over for major Emmanuel Ifeajuna, who also helped with the 1966 coup as the chief of staff of the liberation army.. 