People group profile · PG013993
The Mboa of Nigeria
The Mboa of Nigeria, numbering about 10,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a small ethnic-linguistic community with roots primarily in Cameroon and smaller presence in Nigeria.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Mbonga.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 10,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Mbonga (xmb)
- Primary religion
- Animism
- 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
- Also known as
- Mbonga, Mboa
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mboa 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 Mboa
- 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
Animism · Ethnoreligion
70% adherents
Primary language
Mbonga · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Mbonga
Gospel resources in Mbonga
- 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 Mboa
- 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.
Mboa in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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