• PEOPLE NAME: ISEKIRI OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13858

ROP: 104081

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Yoruba

Language: Isekiri - (its)

Alternate Name(s): Selemo, Irhobo

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 1,015,000

Global Population: 1,015,000


PEID: 13858

ROP: 104081

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Isekiri of Nigeria, numbering 1,015,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Yoruba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Isekiri. The primary religion practiced by the Isekiri is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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