Ezaa people
Appearance
Total population | |
---|---|
~about 1,300,000 (2018 projection)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Nigeria about 1,300,000 (2018 projection)[1] | |
Languages | |
Igbo language |
Ezaa or Ezza is a northeastern Igbo sub-group, in Ebonyi State, southeastern Nigeria.[2][3] The Ezaa are direct descendants of Ezekuna, and his wife, Anyigo. They are therefore, often referred to as Ezaa Ezekuna.[4] The group is found at the north of Afikpo.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Project - Great Commission Status of the Igbo Cluster". Joshua Project.
- ^ a b Falola, Toyin (2009). "Resistance by Violence". Colonialism and Violence in Nigeria. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 38.
- ^ Olson, James Stuart (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 234. ISBN 0313279187.
- ^ Alagoa, Ebiegberi Joe (1988). The Early History of the Niger Delta. Buske Verlag. p. 92. ISBN 3-87118-848-4. Retrieved 2008-12-19.