| Total population | |
|---|---|
| >10,000[1] (2010) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Plateau State (Nigeria) | |
| Languages | |
| Iguta | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afizere, Berom, Irigwe, Buji, Rukuba, Ham, Jukun and other Platoid peoples of the Middle Belt, Tiv, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo, Efik and other Benue-Congo peoples of southern Nigeria |
The Guta people, or Anaguta, is a minority ethnic group in Plateau State of Nigeria.[2] Anaguta means "People of the Bow", the bow and their homes on the hills being the core symbols of their identity.[3]
Anaguta ancestral lands are all located on high ground on the Jos plateau.
Chiefdom
The traditional title of their paramount chief is called UJAH. The current king is Johnson Jauro Magaji II Ujah Anaguta Jos North (Head of Jos north Traditional Council of Chiefs).
The Anaguta chiefdom is made up of five clans: Anabor, Andoho, Anagohom, andugom, and Andirgiza.
Notable people
- Emmanuel Maviram, Nigerian footballer.
References
- "Iguta". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- Isichei, Elizabeth (1991). "On Being Invisible: An Historical Perspective of the Anaguta and Their Neighbors". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 24 (3). Boston University African Studies Center: 513–556. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 219091. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- Isichei, Elizabeth (1997). A History of African Societies to 1870. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780521455992.