Ethno religious crisis in nigeria causes and remedy pdf

Apparently, the government itself is generating crises directly by failing to appreciate the peoples aspirations. Religious and ethnic nationalism has led to conflicts about control of state power. Manifestation, effect and the aw y forardw nwaomah, s. Manifestation, effect and the way forward article pdf available august 2011 with 34,1 reads how we measure reads. By muhammad gambo isgogo hassan adamu makuku umar hamidu aliyu abstract introduction nigeria is no doubt a populous nation of over 88 million 1991 population census but as at now nigerias population is estimated to be above 120 million people of diverse ethnic groups and many religions. Finally, strategies to effectively manage ethnoreligious crises in nigeria were proffered. Get free research paper on religious conflicts in nigeria. Among the most widely reported ethnoreligious conflict that occurred in the region are. Religious and ethnic nationalism has led to conf licts about control of state power, unequal allocation of resources, citizenship issues, state collapse, economic decline and ethnoreligious clashes. Ethnicity, religion, ethnoreligious conflict, integration, good governance. Ethnocentrism and ethnopolitical conflicts in northern.

The effects of religious crisis on economic development in nigeria olabimtan oladele e. The 2011 presidential election split the country along ethnoreligiousregional lines. This also is instrumental to the rise of ethnoreligious crisis. From the independence nigeria in 1960 till date, ethnoreligious crisis have been a burning.

This is approved for students in accountancy business computer science economics engineering arts. We have noticed an unusual activity from your ip 18. Causes of ethnoreligious crisis include, marginalization and desanctification. Ethnoreligious crises and the challenges of sustainable. In fact, no decade of postindependent nigeria has been conflict free. The roots of nigerias religious and ethnic conflict the. Colonial masters play a vital role in the growth of ethno religious conflicts, these colonial masters brought the christianity with them and try to penetrate the western values in the system of nigeria. Ethnoreligious conflicts and national security in nigeria. An assessment of the february 21, 2000, kaduna metropolitan conflict, paper presented at the national conference on crisis and conflict management in nigeria since 1980, organized by the nigerian defence academy, kaduna, 1517 june.

Ethnoreligious apparatus can, and has been used to chart sociopolitical causes. Nigeria in the last decade has been characterized by crisis of ethnic and religious dimensions. Department of business administration, rufus giwa polytechnic, owo, ondo state email. Growth and foundation of ethnoreligious crisis in nigeria the growth of ethnoreligious crises in the country has its foundametion on the activities of the colonial government in nigeria.

Download ethnoreligious conflict in nigeria by basil ugorji to read the. Therefore, the aim of the study is to examine the impact of ethnoreligious violence on housing delivery in nigeria. It maps the spatial spread of violence that reshaped the face of the city. An assessment of these crises, as well as their effects on the socioeconomic fabric of nigeria will be carried out, in a view to profer solutions. Download ethnoreligious conflict in nigeria by basil ugorji to read the full paper in pdf. What are the causes and effects of ethnoreligious crises on sustainable development in nigeria. With several coups, general strikes and a civil war, nigerians have had to experience some of the most sordid tragedies arising from difference of opinions and distrust. In view of the above, this paper is intended to explain about the problems, causes and remedy to the ongoing religious and regional crisis in the nigerian federalism. This was a major factor in the biafran secession and the resulting civil war. Therefore its management has become a mirage in spite of series of interventions to put the conflicts to an end. Contemporary ethnic and religious crises in kaduna state. To this effect this paper will try to trace the causes, the effects of these crises on. This article is a discourse on the origins, causes, and consequences of communal and etlmoreligious crises in nigeria.

Issues and solutionsproject topics and materials in nigeria. Suggested citation abdulkadir, abubakar, a diary of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria. Economic management of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria. The effects of religious crisis on economic development in. To preclude religious conflict in nigeria therefore, religious leaders and. The first part outlines the historical background and socioeconomic characfigure 1 conservative estimates of casualties in plateau state. Nigeria has been pushed hither and thither by recurrent crises of regional or state illegitimacy, often impairing efforts at. Abstract the persistent religious conflicts and insecurity in nigeria has given meaningful nigerians. Professor of biblical studies mission and religion and society babcock university, ilishanremo, ogun state, nigeria email. Many scholars have identified several causes of insecurity in nigeria. While the identity mobilization themes in nigeria have not changed much during the post military era of 1999, the major transformation in the country regarding ethnoreligious identities has been that with regard to the reintroduction of the sharia islamic legal code or its expansion from personal to criminal matters. Muslims in nigeria include sufi, izala, womens organizations, student organizations, emirate traditions, and ordinary people, as well as boko haram extremists. Religious conflict in nigeria goes as far back as 1953, and in the case of the town of tafawa balewa, to 1948. Thus, the recurring political and ethnoreligious conflicts in nigeria have become matter of great concern to.

What other steps is the government taking to address the. The igbo massacre of 1966 in the north that followed the countercoup of the same year had as a dual cause the igbo officers coup and preexisting sectarian tensions between the igbos and the local muslims. The crisis like this to this writer start as religious conflict and the rest of the country begins to add the ethnic sentiments as if to say that the ethnic lines define the religious lines. Nelson mandela nigeria is africas most populous country with an estimated population of about 150 million and a land mass of 923,768 square.

The roots of nigerias religious and ethnic conflict. Yarkasuwa, then in lere district in 1986, during the contest for. Causes and remedy money wont create success, the freedom to make it will. Causes of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria machava 2008. The paper examines the impact of ethnoreligious crises on socioeconomic development in nigeria with a view to pinpointing its nature, form, causes and. Communal and ethnoreligious crises and their implications. D school of arts and social sciences,national open university of nigeria,lagos. The study revealed that causes of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria include ethnic and religious intolerance, unemployment and illiteracy. The paper concludes by suggesting how to curb ethnoreligious problems in nigeria in order to promote good governance. Ethnoreligious conflict in jos, plateau state, nigeria. This report examines the root causes of conflict in jos and its transformation into a wider ethnoreligious protracted conflict. Ethnic and religious violence in nigeria project topics.

The growing incidence of ethnoreligious crisis in nigeria is sufficiently worrisome to assert that the government that statutorily has responsibility for crisis management is not doing enough. The nature of the nigerian state seems to be not only responsible for the regrettably deepening ethnoreligious crisis that have become endemic, pervasive and unfortunate, but also is increasingly proving incapable of evolving credible and competent strategies that should address this ugly. Good governance, conflicts, ethnoreligious identities, clashes of civilization and. Religious and regional crisis in the nigerian federalism.

Religious crisis in nigeria did not start overnight but has its roots in a systematic islamic expansionist agenda for the nation. Religious dogmatism, prejudice and conflict in nigeria ssrn. Thus, concerns for the upcoming 2015 election are widespread. To interrogate and address the fundamental issues central to the paper, the paper is. Otite 200 in his own view, opined that in a democratic situation ethnicity, and religious become weapons of power game as a symbolic difference and instrumental game of number. Ethnoreligious conflicts and the dilemma of democratic. The challenge of ethnoreligious crisis to missions. Ethnoreligious conflict in jos, nigeria, intensely dissected the ethnoreligious crisis in jos and proffered workable solutions. The paper therefore examines the effects of ethnoreligious crisis on economic developmentwith special emphasis on boko haram and also identifying the root causes of ethnoreligious crisis in nigeria. So, the tendency of concluding that the crisis is ethnic or regional have made the response of the government as well as that of the church grossly. Implications for national security ushe mike ushe, ph. In 1861, the british officials annexed lagos and continued and defeated, the sokoto caliphate in 1902.

Ethnoreligious identity and conflict in northern nigeria. Nigeria has not been without its fair share of conflict. Ethno religious crisis and nigerian democracy international. Republic of nigeria prohibits the adoption of an official religion by government at all levels. The importance, how to, effect causes relationship, comparison, history, role. Ntroduction nigeria presents a complex of individual as well as a conflation and recursive identities of which the ethnic, religious, regional and subethnic communal are the most salient and the main bases for violent conflicts in the country. And of course, corruption is considered to be one of the main causes of ethno religious conflicts nwankwo 2015. However, in all cases of ethnoreligious violence in nigeria, focus had been on reports on loss of lives and economic loss without adequate mention on its impact on housing delivery.