People group profile · PG013942
The Koma of Nigeria
The Koma of Nigeria, numbering about 70,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a hill people of the Atlantika Mountains straddling Nigeria and Cameroon who took refuge there for centuries to escape forced Islamization, gaining Nigerian recognition in 1961 yet so isolated their existence wasn't officially discovered until 1986.
They are an indigenous people in the Adamawa-Ubangi people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Koma.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 70,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Adamawa-Ubangi
- Primary language
- Koma (kmy)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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 ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Adamawa: Fufore and Ganye LGAs, Alantika and Koma Vomni mountains
Where they live
Gospel status
The Koma 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 Koma
- 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
70% adherents
Primary language
Koma · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Koma
Gospel resources in Koma
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Koma
- 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.
- 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.
Koma in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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