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The Vere of Nigeria

The Vere of Nigeria, numbering approximately 212,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Duru-Verre people of Nigeria's Gongola State and Cameroon whose lineage-based societies were targeted by Modibbo Adama's 1841 Fulani jihad from Yola, with hill communities retaining independence far longer than those on the plains. They mostly adhere to Animism and Mom Jango is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Mom Jango (ver)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 212,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014157
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Pray for the Vere of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

77%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Mom Jango
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Verre Speakers

Media Resources in Mom Jango:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Mom Jango:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Vere are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Vere:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Vere of Nigeria

For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
readRomans 5:7-8

Pray for the many who don't yet understand the hope of the gospel, and pray that God will reveal to them that while they were in darkness, Christ died for them.

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
read2 Peter 3:9

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will patiently endure hardships as they share the gospel, knowing that the Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise.

Vere Across Countries (ROP3 - 110554) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
VerePG014157VereNigeria212,000Engaged yet UnreachedMom JangoAnimism
VerePG012801VereCameroon13,500No Longer UnreachedMom JangoAnimism

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