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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Jidda-Abu of Nigeria

The Jidda-Abu of Nigeria, numbering approximately 13,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Nigeria. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Bu (Kaduna State) is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Bu (Kaduna State) (jid)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 13,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013877
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

40%
%
Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Bu (Kaduna State)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Bu (Niger-Congo) Speakers

Media Resources in Bu (Kaduna State):

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Bible Resources in Bu (Kaduna State):

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Jidda-Abu 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 Jidda-Abu:
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 Jidda-Abu 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.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken.
readIsaiah 25:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of the Lord's coming, when He will swallow up death forever and wipe away their tears.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Jidda-Abu Across Countries (ROP3 - 104265) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Jidda-AbuPG013877Jidda-AbuNigeria13,000No Longer UnreachedBu (Kaduna State)Neo-Pentecostalism

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