EGGON People

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The Eggon are one of the Bantu speaking peoples of Nigeria.

They are classified as part of the Plateau clusterm of peoples who occupy north-central Nigeria. They can be found particularly in the Assaiko District of the Lafia Division and the Eggon District of the Akwanga Division of Plateau State.

Most Eggons practice subsistence horticulture, raising ginger, millet, guinea corn, beans and citrus products.

They live in social systems characterized by patrilineal descent and patrifocal residence.

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