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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Egbira of Nigeria

The Egbira of Nigeria, numbering approximately 2,395,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an agrarian Nupoid people of Kogi State who trace their descent to the Kwararafa confederation at Wukari, migrating out around 1680 AD after a chieftaincy dispute, with deeper roots tied to Central Nigeria's ancient Nok Iron Age culture. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Ebira is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ebira (igb)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 2,395,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013314
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Pray for the Egbira of Nigeria

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ebira
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ebira Speakers

Media Resources in Ebira:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ebira:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1981 Bible Society of Nigeria✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ebira bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Egbira 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 Egbira:
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 Egbira of Nigeria

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

As mobile phones, radio, and satellite television, and other technologies become more available worldwide, pray for people who are developing digital gospel resources so that others can easily access the gospel.

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will forgive those who do them harm and trust God as they walk in His ways.

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readMatthew 9:37-38

Pray that the Lord of the harvest will raise up believers to send out into His harvest field, which is ripe and ready.

Igbirra Across Countries (ROP3 - 103962) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
EgbiraPG013314EgbiraNigeria2,395,000No Longer UnreachedEbiraEthnoreligion

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