Ekpeye people
Emene Ekpeye | |
|---|---|
Ekpeye Eta (Wrestling) Festival | |
| Total population | |
| approx. 226,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Rivers State Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Ekpeye | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity . African Traditional Religion Omenela | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ikwerre . Ika people . . Ogba |
Ekpeye is an ethnic group in Ahoada East and parts of Ahoada West Local Government Areas of Rivers State, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Ahoada metropolis serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ekpeye ethnic nation. The Ekpeye language is closely related to Ikwerre and Ogba language, and the people are descendants of Akalaka. linguistically and culturally the Ekpeye people share close affinity and ancestral root with the Ikwerre and Ogba people of Rivers state.
The Ekpeye population is over 232,000.