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The Ikulu of Nigeria

The Ikulu of Nigeria, numbering approximately 108,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Plateau-language farming people of the Zangon Kataf, Kachia, and Kauru areas in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, whose oral traditions trace their migration from the Congo Basin and Sahel, ruled traditionally by a chief called the Agwom. They mostly adhere to Animism and Ikulu is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Ikulu

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Nigeria
People Cluster: Benue
Primary Language(s): Ikulu (ikl)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 108,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013854
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

70%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ikulu
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Ikulu Speakers

Media Resources in Ikulu:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Ikulu:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Ikulu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Ikulu are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Ikulu:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Ikulu of Nigeria

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
readMatthew 6:9b-10

Pray that God will raise up Christians who are driven by a desire to see God's name worshiped, His kingdom come, and His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Ask Him to send them to the lost in this people group and sustain them.

Ikulu Across Countries (ROP3 - 103980) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
IkuluPG013854IkuluNigeria108,000No Longer UnreachedIkuluAnimism

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