• PEOPLE NAME: CROSS RIVER MBEMBE OF NIGERIA


PEID: 13728

ROP: 106472

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Cross River Mbembe - (mfn)

Alternate Name(s): Okam, Ekokma, Wakande

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 260,000

Global Population: 260,000


PEID: 13728

ROP: 106472

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical


Overview: The Cross River Mbembe of Nigeria, numbering 260,000, 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 Cross River Mbembe. The primary religion practiced by the Cross River Mbembe is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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