Ogoni people
Ogoni flag designed by MOSOP | |
| 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. 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).