ABSTRACT
The Igbira, i.e., people speaking the Igbira language, occupy the areas north and east of the confluence of the Niger and Benue Rivers in Northern Nigeria. Thus, Igbira are to be found in the Koton Karifi and Igbirra Divisions of Kabba Province, in the riverain districts of Nassarawa Division, Benue Province, and in parts of Bida and Abuja Divisions, Niger Province. More recently, a few Igbira have settled in Southern Nigeria, in Kukuruku Division, Benin Province, and among the Yoruba.
