The Igbo people (English: /ĖiĖboŹ/ EE-boh,US also /ĖÉŖÉ”boŹ/ IG-boh; also spelled Ibo and historically also Iboe, Ebo, Eboe,Eboans,Heebo;natively į¹Ģdį»Ģ Ćgbò) are an ethnic group in Nigeria. They are primarily found in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States. A sizable Igbo population is also found in Delta and Rivers States. Ethnic Igbo populations are found in Cameroon,Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea, as migrants as well as outside Africa. There has been much speculation about the origins of the Igbo people, which are largely unknown.Geographically, the Igbo homeland is divided into two unequal sections by the Niger Riverāan eastern (which is the larger of the two) and a western section.The Igbo people are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa.

















