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Which Cross River languages have the most speakers?

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Thematic map of Africa showing the distribution of Niger-Congo language branches. Distinct colors represent language groups such as Atlantic, Mande, Gur, Kwa, Benue-Congo, and Bantu, with Bantu languages covering most of central, eastern, and southern Africa. A numbered key lists prominent languages in each area, and country borders are marked for reference. — Niger-Congo languages Map showing the branches and distribution of the Niger-Congo languages.

Within the Cross River group of the Benue-Congo branch, the largest language is Ibibio, which, together with its written cousin Efik, has approximately 3,500,000 speakers.1

Other Cross River languages with more than 100,000 speakers include:

Anang12
Khana1
Ogbia1
Loko1
Mbembe1
Obolo1
Gokana1