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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Ibibio of Nigeria

The Ibibio of Nigeria, numbering approximately 7,045,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Ibibio is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ibibio (ibb)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 7,045,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013837
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

100%
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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ibibio
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Ibibio Speakers

Media Resources in Ibibio:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Ibibio:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ibibio 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 Ibibio:
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 Ibibio of Nigeria

All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.
readRomans 3:12

Pray that those who are enslaved to sin will admit their need for a Savior, acknowledging that no one is righteous.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.
readDeuteronomy 7:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will know God's faithful love and keep His commandments, experiencing His steadfast care.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
readLuke 10:6

Pray that, as people come to faith in Christ and want to share it with others, they will be welcomed into homes and received well so that they can share message of hope with many people.

Ibibio Across Countries (ROP3 - 103938) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IbibioPG013837IbibioNigeria7,045,000No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IbibioPG012622IbibioCameroon62,000No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IbibioPG013337IbibioGhana53,500No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IbibioPG013166IbibioEquatorial Guinea8,100No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism

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