Lizben Agha, from the Igbo ethnic group, was released after appeals, including from another African country. Practising Jews form a tiny fraction of the Igbo population, one of the largest groups ...

His given Igbo name is Nnaemezuo Maduako. Irums Unlike their parents, most of Nigeria's young Jews have known no other religion Many Igbos believe they have Jewish heritage as one of the so-called ...

Many of the Igbo Jews in Nigeria believe they are descended from Judaism’s ancient Ten Lost Tribes. The Igbo people, who number more than 20 million in total, have maintained customs similar to ...