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People group profile · PG012761

The Obanliku of Cameroon

The Obanliku of Cameroon, numbering about 31,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the Obanliku LGA in Nigeria's Cross River State.

They are a diaspora people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Obanliku.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Obanliku people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Obanliku

Fast facts

Country
Cameroon
Population
31,000
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Benue
Primary language
Obanliku (bzy)
Primary religion
Protestantism
Strategic Progress Index ?
No Longer Unreached
Evangelical
2% or Greater but Less than 5%
GSEC ?
2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
Lostness priority ?
Marginally Reached People Group
Region
Middle Africa, Africa

Where they live

Gospel status

The Obanliku are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.

  • Congregations exist Yes
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Obanliku

  • Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
  • Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
  • Send out laborers from this people to the nations

Primary religion

Protestantism · Christianity

Primary language

Obanliku · Atlantic-Congo family

100% speak Obanliku

Gospel resources in Obanliku

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources not available
  • Bible stories available

Films

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Obanliku

  1. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
  2. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  3. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  4. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.

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Obanliku in other countries

The same people is also reported in 1 other country.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
ObanlikuNigeria143,000No Longer Unreached

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