People group profile · PG013905
The Nigerian Fulbe of Nigeria
The Nigerian Fulbe of Nigeria, numbering about 18,910,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Fulani people whose ancestors migrated eastward from Senegambia beginning in the 10th century, settling as Islamic clerics in Hausa city-states before Usman dan Fodio's 1804 jihad founded the Sokoto Caliphate, defeated by European forces in 1903.
They are an indigenous people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Nigerian Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 18,910,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Nigerian Fulbe 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Nigerian Fulbe
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Nigerian Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Nigerian Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Nigerian Fulfulde
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Bibles
- Bible League Intl. · video, audio, text
- Bible League Intl. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Nigerian Fulbe
- 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.
- 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.
Fulani, Nigerian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101622) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bororo Fulani | Cameroon | 247,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulbe-Mbororo | Central African Republic | 219,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bororo Fulani | Chad | 94,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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