Emene Ekpeye | |
|---|---|
 Ekpeye Eta (Wrestling) Festival | |
| Total population | |
| approx. 226,000 [citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Rivers State Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Ekpeye language . Pidgin . English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity . African Traditional Religion Omenela | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ikwerre . Ika people . Igbo Ukwuani . Ogba Esan |
Ekpeye is one of the larger ethnic groupings in Ahoada East and parts of Ahoada West Local Government Areas of Rivers State, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.[citation needed] The Ahoada metropolis serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ekpeye ethnic nation. The Ekpeye language is Igboid, and the people are descendants of Akalaka. There are some who claim to have migrated from Benin[1] however linguistically and culturally the Ekpeye are more similar to other Igboid groups.
The Ekpeye population is over 232,000.[2][better source needed]
- ^ Enogholase, Gabriel (22 December 2011). "Bini Heritage: Ekpeye in the fold". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Ekpeye in Nigeria Profile". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2 February 2025.