Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Koro Nulu - (vkn)

Alternate Name(s): Koro Ija, Koro Afiki, Ija Koro

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 4,500

Global Population: 4,500

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources

Overview: The Koro Nulu of Nigeria, numbering 4,500, are Unengaged and 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 Koro Nulu. The primary religion practiced by the Koro Nulu is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.

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