"Gun people" redirects here. For firearms enthusiasts, see Gun cultures.
Ethnic group
Ogũ
Egun
Total population
811.000
Regions with significant populations
Nigeria, Benin
Languages
Gun, French
Religion
Christianity, Islam, Vodun[citation needed]
Related ethnic groups
Pha Phlera, Yoruba, Fon, Ewe , Adja
The Gun people, also rendered Ogũ, Ogun and Egun, is an ethnic group principally found in Lagos and Ogun State regions of southwestern Nigeria, and Ouémé Department in the southeast of the Republic of Benin, who speak the Gun language. The Ogu account for about 15% of the indigenous population of Lagos State[1] and 6% of the total population of the Republic of Benin.
^Segun Olatunji (27 December 2013). "Egun people blame underdevelopment on minority status". The Punch. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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