Ethno-religious crisis in nigeria pdf

The nature of ethno religious challenge facing the nigerian church in another article, i have noted the pluralistic nature of the nigerian society. Posted 18 mar 2020 originally published 18 mar 2020. So, impact of ethnoreligious crises on socio economic activities in wukari local government area will be xrayed with a view to proffering some recommendations to forestall future occurrence. Implications of ethnoreligious conflicts in nigeria ethnoreligious crises in nigeria have presented many challenges that border on security and the corporate existence of the country. The fourth analyzed the effect of ethnoreligious crisis on socioeconomic development. Another ethnoreligious conflict that left a remarkable mark in nigeria was the kadunaenugu riots. Challenges, solutions to ethno religious crises in nigeria by aguh chinyere peace and security elude nigeria from the evil machinations of the british in the amalgamation theory of 1914 where people of variegated beliefs and cultures were submerged together to satisfy british administrative conveniences. An overview of the structure of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria a brief examination of the composition of ethnic groups in nigeria reveals that nigeria has on record about 56 ethnic groups, identified by iwaloye and ibeanu 1997 as follows. It is rich but nigerians are poor, many extremely so, its members are from different ethnic, political and religious communities. 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. This also is instrumental to the rise of ethnoreligious crisis. The north and the rest of nigeria on august 8, 2009 5. The conflict in jos, which has become interactable, is generally. Christian indigenes need only point to the discrimination.

Religious dogmatism, prejudice and conflict in nigeria. Critical amongst these, is ethnoreligious conflict, whose centrifugal tendencies potent dangerous vortex for the corporate existence of the country. Ethnoreligious conflicts and a nation in crisis punch. In 1861, the british officials annexed lagos and continued and defeated, the sokoto caliphate in 1902. A longterm solution to the jos and wider plateau state crisis will need to tackle the indigenesettler divide. Ethnoreligious crises are part of issues that are of grave concern in nigeria. Religious conflict in nigeria goes as far back as 1953, and in the case of the town of tafawa balewa, to 1948. Ethno religious crisis and nigerian democracy international. Ethnoreligious conflict in jos, nigeria, intensely dissected the ethnoreligious crisis in jos and proffered workable solutions. Good governance, conflicts, ethnoreligious identities, clashes of civilization and. This was a major factor in the biafran secession and the resulting civil war.

Communal and ethnoreligious crises and their implications. Also with the exception of ojokhetas ojokheta, 2010 study, all the other studies were conducted outside nigeria. The latency of episodic genocide by grace okoye a dissertation presented to the graduate school of humanities and. Suggested citation abdulkadir, abubakar, a diary of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria. The paper argues that ethnoreligious crisis not only undermines. This paper explores the impact of ethnoreligious conflicts on nigerias federalism and sustainability, with greater emphasis on.

The impact of ethnoreligious conflict on nigerian federalism. The paper argues that ethno religious crisis not only undermines. The third section examined the interface between insecurity, national and development. It has been of grave concern to all governments both the military and democratic governments a. 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. In nigeria, ethnic plurality cuts across local, regional and national levels. 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 jos crisis, book haram terrorist attacks are examples of the various religious crises that have plagued the country in recent times. Led by muhammadu marwa, a cameroonian living in kano, the crisis prompted immense ethnoreligious discord between christians and muslims. Nigeria has been pushed hither and thither by recurrent crises of regional or state illegitimacy, often impairing efforts at. Nigeria, like many african countries, is a multiethnic country with over 250 ethnic groups, where islam and christianity are the two predominant religious beliefs. Ethnoreligious identity and conflict in northern nigeria. Since the emergence of the nascent democracy in 1999, nigeria has become a permanent flashpoint of violent clashes. Ethnic and religious crises in nigeria african journals online.

At the local level, it is exceptional villages that are homogeneous. The challenge of ethnoreligious crisis to missions. Abstract since the 1914 amalgamation of the northern and southern regions of nigeria by the british colonial government, nigerians have continued to debate the issues of peaceful coexistence among the various ethnic groups on the one hand, and between christians and muslims on the other. The paper concludes by suggesting how to curb ethnoreligious problems in nigeria in order to promote good governance. Plateau state of nigeria has been in the news since the first major ethnoreligious conflict of 7th september, 2001 in which over 2000 lives were lost and property worth millions of naira nigerian currency were destroyed in the capital city of jos and other local government areas. The state which had hitherto been one of the most relatively peaceful in west africa has been deeply enmeshed and suffused in. 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. Pdf federalism is a formidable mechanism for managing plural societies. 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 crisis at dogo nahawa, shen and fan villages, plateau state.

Download ethnoreligious conflict in nigeria by basil ugorji to read the full paper in pdf. The root cause of this set of riot was the introduction of the islamic legal code sharia by some. Acled regional overview africa 8 14 march 2020 source. Challenges, solutions to ethno religious crises in. Nigeria, published by the centre for law enforcement education and the world organisation against torture, 2002. Thus, the recurring political and ethnoreligious conflicts in nigeria have become matter. May 12, 2004 kano kano state kano mayhem following the yelwa shendam ethnoreligious crisis in plateau. Several hundred lives were lost during the kaduna crisis of 2000 and the jos insurrection of 2001. Religious crisis in nigeria causes and solutions religious crisis in nigeria is prevalent, owing to a number of reasons. Here we briefly examine the root causes of the religious crisis in nigeria. Manifestation, effect and the aw y forardw nwaomah, s. The gruesome clashes among some of nigerias disparate ethnoreligious groups have become a nightmare that haunts the country and constitute a threat to.

However, ethnoreligious conflicts have tended to impact the effectiveness of. Ethnoreligious crisis as a threat to the stability of nigerias federalism michael b. The north and the rest of nigeria ethnoreligious crisis. From the independence nigeria in 1960 till date, ethnoreligious crisis have been a burning issue both in the politics, development and national debates. Causes, effects and solutions ethnic and religious issues form part of the most recurring.

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. Apparently, the government itself is generating crises directly by failing to appreciate the peoples aspirations. Religious conflicts in nigeria world socialist web site. Professor of biblical studies mission and religion and society babcock university, ilishanremo, ogun state, nigeria email. Ethnoreligious conflicts and the theoretical foundation. An ethnoreligious mayhem that claimed over 500 lives and many women and children were abducted by suspected taroh militia. The outcome of this study will contribute to the efforts of the federal, state and local governments at preventing and resolving ethnoreligious crises in nigeria. There is a consensus by scholars that nigeria provides a one of the best case for study on ethnoreligious crisis because, first the multiethnicity of nigerian nation. Pdf ethnoreligious crisis as a threat to the stability of nigerias. The crisis was seen as the northern nigerias first major wave of religiouslyinspired violence. Yakubu et al eds crisis and conflict management in nigeria since 1980. 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. Ethnoreligious conflict and peace building in nigeria.

Examples of such ethnoreligious conflicts are the kafanchankaduna crisis that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, the kaduna sharia riots of 2000 and the jos riots of 2001 2 osaghae and suberu 2005. 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. Nigeria has played host to different types of conflict, especially since the beginning of the fourth republic. Nonmuslims were attacked in reprisal of the plateau crisis over 200 people feared. The paper concludes that good governance, accountability, poverty and unemployment reduction and restructuring of federalism are important issues to be addressed in order to solve permanently the problem of ethnoreligious and political conflicts that have continued to threaten nigeria democracy. This study examined the implications of ethnoreligious crisis on nigerias national security. Towards achieving ethnoreligious peaceful coexistence in. Politics, ethnoreligious conflicts and democratic consolidation in nigeria volume 41 issue 1 ukoha ukiwo skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The second section xrays reasons behind ethnoreligious crisis and proliferation of militia groups in nigeria. Motivators of students persistence on distance learning. What we are witnessing through these crises is a transfer of aggression from one grievance to innocent nigerians. In spite of nigerias huge oil wealth, there have been shortages of fuel, rationing of power and, in rural areas, the lack of suitable drinking water. 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.