People group profile · PG013861
The Itu Mbuzo of Nigeria
The Itu Mbuzo of Nigeria, numbering about 13,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a people of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom state, Ikono and Itu LGAs.
They are an indigenous people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Itu Mbon Uzo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 13,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Itu Mbon Uzo (itm)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Itu Mbuzo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Itu Mbuzo
- 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
95% adherents
Primary language
Itu Mbon Uzo · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Itu Mbon Uzo
Gospel resources in Itu Mbon Uzo
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Itu Mbuzo
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
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