• PEOPLE NAME: GBO OF NIGERIA


PEID: 13796

ROP: 103278

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Legbo - (agb)

Alternate Name(s): Legbo, Agbo, Imaban

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 108,000

Global Population: 108,000


PEID: 13796

ROP: 103278

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Gbo of Nigeria, numbering 108,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Legbo. The primary religion practiced by the Gbo is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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