Communal crisis in kano state in nigeria pdf

The ongoing boko haram conflict in the northeast, cycles of communal violence between pastoralists and farmers, and separatist protests in the south defined nigerias human rights landscape in 2017. Lastly, is an analysis of the role the state in ethnic and religious. People from both religions are not in state of accepting each other, muslim fanatics consider that nigeria must be a islamic state and the other part consider that it must be christian state. Pdf ethnoreligious crisis in northern nigeria researchgate. There is no military solution to this insurgency, and the authorities should instead put the emphasis on demobilising militants, solving local conflicts, reinvigorating the economy and restoring public services. The united states institute of peace is an independent. The anambra state branch of nigeria red cross society nrcs with the support of the government security forces has been assisting the victims of the communal conflict in the area of first aid, evacuation to hospitals in safe areas, psychological support and assessment of the impact of the conflict. However, the adara development association has claimed an upwards. And apart from such intercommunal clashes nigeria remained a far more stable country than many african states. Nigeria has had a long and unfortunate history of communal conflicts and ethnoreligious violence. The socioeconomic implication of climatic change, desert. The group clawed its way back from a failed uprising in july 2009 against the nigerian government that left more than 1,000 dead, including the groups founder, mohammed yusuf, to reemerge as a full.

Particular examples include kafanchan crisis1999, junkuns and tiv communal crisis 1998, zangonkataf. Oshita, fspsp directorgeneral institute for peace and conflict resolution, abuja since her independence in 1960, nigeria. Communal clash in ovia south local government, edo state. Proliferation of arms and security challenges in nigeria soetan, stephen olayiwola department of history and international studies, ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria. For example, in plateau state, in nigeria s middle belt, there have been many outbreaks of bloody violence between different communities since the. Library of congress federal research division country profile. I department of economics and management sciences faculty of arts and social sciences nigerian defence academy kaduna. Proliferation of arms and security challenges in nigeria. An analysis grace malachi brown, phd department of history and diplomatic studies faculty of humanities rivers state university of education pmb 5047, rumuolumeni port harcourt, rivers state nigeria. The struggle against boko haram in southeastern niger is increasingly sharpening local conflicts over access to resources.

Since then, nigeria has sought to position itself as a powerhouse both on. The 2011 elections will be a critical moment both for nigeria and plateau state. Metropolitan kano is both the capital of kano state and, arguably, the informal political and. The inspector general of police, igp, ibrahim idris, friday said that communal crisis was responsible for the gruesome murder of over 30 persons in guma and logo local government areas of benue state. The government continued to detain the leader of the imn, the countrys largest shia group, and restrict the activities, free movement, and free association of its members. Department of public administration and local government studies university of nigeria, nsukka abstract. In the interests of peace in jos and its environs, there needs to. San introduction the choice of this highly important, sensitive and every topical issue as the theme of this year annual lecture by the postgraduate students association of university of ilorin could not have come at a more suspicious time than now, of the democratic dispensation of. The groups run a range of projects and programmes to respond to, mitigate and. Crisis group then reported in december 20 that 200 insurgents, dressed in military uniform, coordinated an attack on state military targets in maiduguri, and later that month, several hundred fighters attacked. Maitatsine riots in bulumkutu 1982, jimeta 1984, kano 1980. Nigerias two major religions, islam and christianity, are sometimes depicted as monolithic entities that confront each other in pitched battles, with formal. Nigeria is mainly consist of igbo, yoruba and hausa tribes. Impact of social crises on economic development american.

In 1991, the religious crisis in bauchi state reached the breaking. Apart from violent community conflicts, the insurgency caused by the boko haram extremist islamic. Causal diagnoses and strategic recommendations table 1. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. These include the northwest corridor which runs from benin republic and niger through sokoto, zamfara, borno, and kwara states, terminating in the southwest. Carole rakodi international development department, school of government and society, university of birmingham violent conflict and its aftermath in jos and kano, nigeria. Pdf sociological implications of communal and ethno. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The nature of the riot were clashes between northerners who were opposed to nigeria s independence and southerners made up of mainly the yorubas and the igbos who supported immediate independence for nigeria. History shows that religious intolerance was the cause of the riot that took place in kano on may 1, 1953 which began a series of violent attacks against nonmuslims in the country. In nigeria, the trade in small arms and light weapons has been on the.

Published reports about salw in nigeria suggest that several social, economic, and political factors have caused a marked increase in gunrelated violence, including ethnoreligious tensions, the. The authors 2018 the shared taxi industry in kano, nigeria. In november kano state police fired tear gas and bullets, killing three members of the islamic movement in nigeria imn during its annual ashura procession. D department of sociology, faculty of the social sciences, university of ibadan, nigeria abstract the economic activities in nigeria clearly show that over 60 percent of the population are. The police have put the death toll at 16 in an attack by suspected fulani herdsmen in kajuru.

Oji department of political science, enugu state university, enugu eme, okechukwu innocent, nwoba, hyacinth a. This crisis later spread to kano, yobe and jigawa states. An examination of ezillo and ezzaezillo conflict of ebonyi state, 19822012 dr. And these tribes also have strong effect on the social life as well. While people are still recovering from the shocks of the boko haram skirmishes, analysts have continued to ask what has been responsible to series of ethnoreligious crisis in nigeria, especially. This article is a discourse on the origins, causes, and consequences of communal and ethnoreligious crises in nigeria.

Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999 when former military head of state olusegun obasanjo was elected as the new president. Updated profile of the idp situation in nigeria nigeria. The riot that lasted for four days claimed many lives of. The researcher takes a critical reflection on the history of communal, ethnic and religious crises in nigeria during a three decade period covering 1987 to 2006 and reveals among other things the causes and. May, 1995 kano kano state communal violence triggered off by quarrel between hausa and ibo led to the burning of houses, churches and shops and killing of innocent people.

Irin background report on communal conflicts lagos, 23 june irin a trend of violent communal conflicts spreading through nigeria in recent years has intensified in the past months, leaving hundreds of people dead and thousands displaced. Pdf this paper examined the ethnoreligious and communal clashes that have bedeviled nigeria since the. Theoretical evidence from nigeria saheed, zakaree s. Sociological implications of communal and ethnoreligious clashes in new democratic nigeria. Nigeria has had a long and unfortunate history of communal conflicts and ethno religious violence. Herskovits 2009 argues that both crises are violent reactions to the flagrant lack of concern. Communal land conflict and food security in obudu local government area of cross river state, nigeria article pdf available in advances in anthropology 0304. Many will attest to it that the jos crisis vividly exemplifies or by locus classicus describes a rancorous experience against religious intolerance. Oshita, fspsp directorgeneral institute for peace and conflict resolution, abuja since her independence in 1960, nigeria has experienced different types of violent. Summary from september 7 to, 2001, jos, the capital of plateau state in central nigeria, became the scene of mass. Managing conflict between farmers and pastoralists in. Some cases of religious violence in nigeria, 19992012 no date states nature remarks 1 1 jul. Economic management of ethnoreligious crises in nigeria.

Some cases of religious violence in nigeria, 19992012 no date state s nature remarks 1 1 jul. The socioeconomic implication of climatic change, desert encroachment and communal conflicts in northern nigeria dr. Nigeria, especially corruption and ethnoreligious conflicts have been a clog on the. Pdf sociological implications of communal and ethnoreligious. A systematic analysis of the crisis is informed by my intention to identify the changing dynamics of what constitutes national security over the years and how the nation state of nigeria have been contending with the threat which the niger delta crisis is posing to the so called national security. Religious bigotry between christians and moslems is one of the key causes of ethnic conflict in nigeria. Introduction since the early 2010s, the jihadist armed group boko haram has wielded power and influence in northeastern nigeria and parts of adjoining states in the lake chad basin. Benue massacre caused by communal crisis igp vanguard news. Communal conflicts in nigeria can be divided into two broad categories. Port harcourt, sapele and warri in southeastern nigeria. The kano riot of 1953 refers to the riot, which broke out in the ancient city of kano, located in northern nigeria, in may 1953. Abstract social crisis could be corruption, ethnoreligious, war, genocide, or political, which effects are. The reduction of public bus services and growing urbanisation fuelled the rise of paid carpooling and eventually a change in the taxi.

A key issue in the conflicts in plateau state is the relationship between the state and different sections of the citizenry. For example, in plateau state, in nigerias middle belt, there have been many outbreaks of bloody violence between different communities since the. Infoguide nigeria is a multiauthor blog in nigeria founded by ifiokobong ibanga. For example, in plateau state, in nigerias middle belt, there have been many outbreaks of bloody violence between different communities since the return of democracy. Communal and ethnoreligious crises and their implications.

Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. In september 20, boko haram was suspected of an attack on a college that killed 40 students. Introduction nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. Pdf communal land conflict and food security in obudu. Causes of nigeria unrest and conflict situation victor osaghae department of public administration edo state institute of technology and management usen p. The media and conflicts in nigeria felix udo akpan. Kano kano state communal violence triggered oil by the beheading of a christian who had allegedly desecrated the quoran.

People continue fleeing communal violence in nigeria the global idp database of the norwegian refugee council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in nigeria. Asiyanbola phd department of geography and regional planning, faculty of the social sciences, olabisi onabanjo university, agoiwoye, ogun state, nigeria email. The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in over the past number of years in nigeria numbers may be approximate. Crisis of governance and urban violence in nigeria umes. The crisis originated from the killing of a hausa woman.

At the state level, given nigerias ethnically diverse popu lation, ethnic contests are easily conceived as intercommunal. Benue state coordinator of the national peace summit group npsg ephraim gbaka managing conflict between farmers and pastoralists in benue state, nigeria. Religious and ethnic nationalism has led to conflicts about control of state. International refugee law defines a refugee as someone who seeks refuge in a foreign country. Consolidated and zonal reports 9foreword professor oshita o.

The team comprises professionals and consultants from different fields of human endeavour. Plateau state of nigeria and has for some years experienced several sectarian, ethnic. Sociological implications of communal and ethnoreligious. In response, some in the muslim community pointed out that certain other african member states have smaller proportions of muslims, as well as nigerias. The first major armed conflict that preceded the civil war was the maitatsine uprising in the early 1980s in kano and later in yola in 1984.