People group profile · PG014056
The Ogbia of Nigeria
The Ogbia of Nigeria, numbering about 454,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a riverine Niger Delta people of Nigeria's Bayelsa State organized into four historic clans, whose territory around Oloibiri became internationally significant in 1956 as the site of Nigeria's first commercial oil discovery.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Ogbia.
Fast facts
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 454,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Ogbia (ogb)
- 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 Ogbia 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 Ogbia
- 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
98% adherents
Primary language
Ogbia · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ogbia
Gospel resources in Ogbia
- Bible available, published 2020
- 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 Ogbia
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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