Atyap peopleThe Atyap people (Tyap: A̱tyap, singular: A̱tyotyap; Hausa exonym: Kataf, Katab) are an ethnic group found majorly in Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. They speak the Tyap language, one of the Central Plateau languages. The Atyap occupy part of the Nok cultural complex in the upper Kaduna River valley, famous for its terra-cotta figurines. Several iron smeltinɡ sites have been located in Atyap area. Most of these were found in the area of Gan and nearby settlements.
Adara peopleAdara people (also Eda; exonyms: Kadara; Á̱nietswaywan), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Adara language, a north Plateau language of Nigeria. Dio Awemi Maisamari is the National president of Adara Development Association (ADA) with his assistant Luke Waziri assistant secretary of the association. Some estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 381,000. About 55% of the Adara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam.
Kaduna StateKaduna State (Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; Leydi Kaduna, 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞤣𞤵𞤲𞤢; Si̱tet Ka̱duna) is a state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in the country as at 2006. Created in 1967 as North-Central State, which also encompassed the modern Katsina State, Kaduna State achieved its current borders in 1987.
Jju peopleThe Jju people, or Ba̠jju (exonyms: Kajje; A̱jhyuo, are an ethnic group found in the Middle Belt (Central) area of Nigeria. The word Ba̠jju is a short for "Ba̠nyet Jju" which simply means "Jju People" and is used to refer to the speakers of the Jju language found in the Ka̠jju, the homeland of the Jju people. They are found in the Southern part of Kaduna State, chiefly in Kachia, Zangon Kataf, Jama'a and in Kaduna South Local Government Areas.
Bakulu peopleBakulu people (also Ikolu, Ikulu, Bekulu) are a people found in Zangon Kataf, Kachia and Kauru Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State of Middle Belt, Nigeria. They speak a Plateau language called Kulu. They call their land Akulu. A majority of the Bakulu people were reportedly adherents of traditional religion, numbering about 29.5% of the entire population, while Muslims number 0.5% and Christians with 70.0% of the population. Among the Christians, Independents have 60.0%, Protestants 15.
