| Group: | Ninzo |
| Population: | 131,000 |
| Popplace: | Nigeria |
| Languages: | Ninzo |
| Religions: | Christianity, Islam, Traditional Religion |
| Related: | Nikyob-Nindem, Mada, Ham, Koro, Atyap, Berom, Jukun |
Ninzo people (also Gbhu and Ninzam[1]), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Ninzo language, a western Plateau language of Nigeria.[2] The speakers of the Sambe language, a now presumed extinct language spoken in a village with same name have now incorporated with the Ninzo.[3]
The Ninzo people are found in Sanga LGA of southern Kaduna State[4] and Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa State, Nigeria
An estimation placed the population of the Ninzo people at around 131,000.
About 64% of the Ninzo are Christian, 31% Muslim and 5% adherents of Traditional religion.[5]
The Ninzo people are traditionally governed by rulers called the Uchu Ninzo. The Uchu Ninzo, a Second Class Chief, as of 2018 is Uchu (Alh.) Umar Musa.[6] The Ninzo Chiefdom headquarters is at Hate (H. Fadan Wate or Fadan Ninzo).[7]
See main article: article and Ninzo language. The Ninzo people speak a Ninzic language, belonging to the western Plateau group of languages.