The Agoi of Nigeria

The Agoi of Nigeria, numbering approximately 26,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous ethnolinguistic community of Cross River State in southern Nigeria whose Agoi, or Robambami, language belongs to the Upper Cross group. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Agoi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Agoi (ibm)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 26,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013630
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

90%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Agoi
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Robambami Speakers

Media Resources in Agoi:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Agoi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Agoi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Agoi 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 Agoi:
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 Agoi of Nigeria

But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
readLuke 18:27

Praise God that He is the God of impossible things and that He is able to save even those who seem beyond hope.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
readHebrew 4:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will boldly draw near to God as they approach Him in prayer, receive His mercy, and find grace for help in their time of need.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Agoi (Ibami) Across Countries (ROP3 - 100115) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

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