Nigeria
Managing Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Ebiraland, Kogi State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22065627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Segun Joshua (0000-0003-0484-4529, Federal University Lokoja, corresponding author), Rotimi Ajayi (Federal University Lokoja) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Issue | 40 |
| Pages | 3-16 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2285-7605 |
| Publisher | Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24193/csq.40.1 |
| OpenAlex | W4312570183 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
It is incontrovertible that mono-causal analysis of conflict is no longer tenable, as conflict is caused by a confluence of factors. Over the years, intra-ethnic conflict in Ebiraland has attracted scholarly works. However, amid the myriad of variables accentuating conflict in Ebiraland, clan politics seems to be dominant but the intensity of the conflict has reduced since Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration in Kogi state in 2015. Hence the relative peace in an area hitherto embroiled with hostilities. Anchored on conflict management theory, with reliance on primary and secondary data sources, the study attempts to answer the following questions: What was the state of the conflict in Ebiraland before the Yahaya Bello’s regime? What conflict resolution mechanisms did the Governor deploy to achieve the relative peace in that part of the state? What measures should be in place towards sustaining the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the area even at the expiration of the tenure of the curent administration? These, among other issues,constitute the theme of this study. Keywords: Intra-ethnic conflict, clan politics, Ebiraland, Kogi State, Nigeria
Clan · Conflict management · Conflict resolution · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · Governor · Internal conflict · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African Education and Politics · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |