abstract:c. 30 million The most recent estimate is from the CIA 2012 World Factbook (entry for Nigeria), which gives "Igbo (Ibo) 18%" out of a Nigerian population of 170 million, corresponding to about 30 million.
Ojukwu, than a military governor, and his followers rejected plans for reconciliation following violence against the Igbopeople in the north and broke away.
One critic, Catherine Acholonu, attributes Jewish identification among the Igbo as a result of Christianity brought by missionaries, since most Igbopeople are Christians.