Gbagyi Carnival: PROUDLY GBAGYI

How We Are Known

Gbagyi or Gbari (plural - Agbagyi)Gbagyi is the name and the language of Gbagyi/Gbari ethnic group who are predominantly found in Central Nigeria, with a population of about 15 million people . Members of the ethnic group speak two dialects. While speakers of the dialects were loosely called Gwari by both the Hausa Fulani and Europeans during pre-colonial Nigeria but they prefer to be known as Gbagyi. They live in the Niger, Kaduna, States^{[citation needed]} and the Federal Capital Territory. They are also found in Nasarawa and Kogi States in central Nigeria Area. Gbagyi is the most populated ethnic and indigenous group in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria and their major occupation is farming