Mopa, Kogi

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Mopa is a town in the Nigerian state of Kogi. Mopa means ("imo papo" in Yoruba), which implies people with same ideology. It is the headquarters of the Mopa-Muro Local Government Area of the state. Mopa is 95% Christian dominated, over 4.5% traditional believers, and the remaining fragment Muslims who are 99% outsiders living in Mopa. Local industries include Mopa Breweries, Boja Industries, BD Farms, and two marble quarries.^{[1] [2]}

Mopa has a state-run Government Technical College,^[3] and several other colleges that were established and managed by the missionaries in conjunction with the Mopa community such as Ecwa Secondary School Mopa and Baptist Girl High School Mopa.

Mopa people speak their indigenous Yagba language, which is dialect of the Yoruba language.^{[citation needed]} They are people with strong cultural inclinations.^{[citation needed]} They are organised into clans, including, the Iya Ode, Aribo, Omoe Age, Anunmade, Annumote, Iya Oto, Iya Mogbe, Omolokun, Arupe Dena, Iya Meleda, Momo-Hopa, Iya-Lojo, Iya Lere, and Iya Bgadi.^{[citation needed]}