Kamantan people explained

Group:Anghan
Population:100,000 (1982)[1]
Region1:Kaduna State, Nigeria
Pop1:250,000
Languages:Nghan
Religions:Christianity, Traditional religion, Islam
Related:Gwong, Ham, Bakulu, Adara, Bajju, Atyap, Jukun, Efik, Tiv, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria

The Anghan people (Jju:, Tyap:,, Hausa:) are an ethnic group found in Zangon Kataf and Kachia LGAs of southern Kaduna State, in the Middle Belt area of Nigeria.

Distribution

The Anghan people are mainly found in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria.[2] The Anghan alongside the Bakulu are the smaller of the groups in the local government with each having just a ward only despite their numbers, decried Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah.[3]

Religion

About 80% of the Anghans are Christian adherents (with Roman Catholics making up 80.0%, Protestants 10.0% and Independent 10.0%), while the other 18.0% of the population is said to practice traditional religion[4] and possibly a few (less than 2%) are Muslims.

Language

See main article: Nghan language. The people speak the Nghan language. They also speak Hausa and English languages.

Kingship stool

The Anghan people are primarily found in Anghan Chiefdom and its rulers are known as Ngbiar. The current monarch is His Royal Highness (HRH) Ngbiar Adamu Alkali, Ngbiar Anghan. The chiefdom headquarters is at Fadan Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, Kaduna State.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kamantan. Ethnologue. 2017-04-30.
  2. Web site: Districts and Village Units of Kaduna State . August 6, 2020.
  3. Web site: Nigeria: 'Mediatrix' - a Tribute to Maman Fr. Kukah . Damina . Francis . July 17, 2020 . All Africa . This Day . August 8, 2020.
  4. Web site: Joshua Project entry on Kamantan (Anghan) people.
  5. Web site: Nigeria: Attackers of Kamantan Village Will be Brought to Book . Daily Independent . All Africa . February 3, 2015 . August 7, 2020.