Vandeikya

Vandeikya is a town and local government area in Benue State, Nigeria.

Vandeikya LGA was carved out of Gboko Local Government Council in 1976. The indigenous community is the Kunav people who speak Tiv language. The Vandeikya people are a hospitable group and are predominantly Christians with a few traditionalists.

The LGA is endowed with mineral deposits such as barites, kaoline, and iron ores.

Being principally farmers, the major commercial engagements of the people in the area revolve around agricultural products. Presently, there are no major industries in the area; however, there are many small-scale cottage industries like rice milling, block making, furniture works, and others. The settlement pattern is dispersed with thatched round houses.

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