Abuja people: the Gbagyi woman and her firewood

The Gbagyi ethnic group is predominantly found in Kaduna, Niger and Plateau states.

The Gbagyis are also among the original inhabitants of Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.

Gbagyi people are predominantly farmers and hunters but their women take special pride in their firewood business.

Usually, you would see a Gbagyi woman hunched over with a huge load of firewood on her shoulder.

However, with modernity, most of them now carry the load on their head.

In present day Abuja, the Gbagyis live mainly in the satellite towns where they engage in subsistence agriculture.