Lau

Lau takes its name from a local word for mud and lies in the country of the middle Benue. Its language belongs to the Jukunoid family, a reminder of the diversity of peoples in this part of the river basin. Jukun influence extended widely across the region, where neighbouring communities shared or adapted political and religious institutions associated with the Jukun of Wukari.

The later city of Jalingo lies here.