Ogoni people

Ogoni
Ogoni flag designed by MOSOP[1]
Total population
Over 2,000,000 and lays claims to the single largest ethnic group in Rivers State Nigeria. 500,000 (1963 census).
Regions with significant populations
Nigeria
Languages
Ogoni languages
Religion
Traditional beliefs, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Ibibio, Igbo, Ikwere, Ijaw, Efik, Ejagham, Bahumono, Ukelle people, Annang, Oron, Korring

The Ogoni is an ethnic group located in Rivers South-East senatorial district of Rivers State, in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.[2][3] They number just over 2 million and live in a 1,050-square-kilometre (404-square-mile) homeland which they also refer to as Ogoniland. They share common oil-related environmental problems with the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta.

The Ogoni rose to international attention after a massive public protest campaign against Shell Oil, led by the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), which is also a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).

  1. ^ Contributors. https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ng%7Dogoni.html. “The Ogoni People(Nigeria)”.2015.
  2. ^ "The Ogoni of Nigeria". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. ^ "Ogoni | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.