People group profile · PG013706
The Busa-Bisa of Nigeria
The Busa-Bisa of Nigeria, numbering about 19,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are the earliest rulers of the Borgu region, predating the Kisira migration whose leaders later made a pact and intermarried with the Boko-Busa at shared centers in Bussa, Nikki, and Illo, with neighboring Fulbe historically herding cattle on their behalf.
They are an indigenous people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Busa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 19,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Busa (bqp)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Busa-Bisa are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Busa-Bisa
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
54% adherents
Primary language
Busa · Mande family
91% speak Busa
Gospel resources in Busa
- Bible available, published 2005
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- SIM Nigeria, 2005 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Busa-Bisa
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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