Ogu people
Egun | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 811,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria, Benin | |
| Languages | |
| Gun, French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam, Vodun | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pha Phlera, Yoruba, Fon, Ewe , Adja |
The Gun people, also rendered Ogũ, Ogun and Egun, is an ethnic group principally found in Lagos and Ogun State regions of southwestern Nigeria, and Ouémé Department in the southeast of the Republic of Benin, who speak the Gun language. The Ogu account for about 15% of the indigenous population of Lagos State and 6% of the total population of the Republic of Benin, although their parental ethnic group Fon is the majority in Benin Republic.