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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Tula of Nigeria

The Tula of Nigeria, numbering approximately 65,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Gombe State people whose defensive Tula Cave rock formation shielded them from invaders for centuries, marking marriages with a fertility-linked bridal dance and organized under the traditional Tula Kingdom based in Wange. They mostly adhere to Animism and Tula is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Tula

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Tula (tul)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 65,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG014134
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tula
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Tula Speakers

Media Resources in Tula:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Tula:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Tula are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Tula:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Tula of Nigeria

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot... indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
readPsalm 16:5-6

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and face hardship, they will remember that God is their portion and cup and that He has a beautiful inheritance for them.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
readEphesians 6:10

Ask God to strengthen believers with His mighty power so that as they cross cultures to share the gospel, they will stand firm against the schemes of the enemy.

Tula Across Countries (ROP3 - 110259) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
TulaPG014134TulaNigeria65,000No Longer UnreachedTulaAnimism

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