A Study Of The Nigerian Civil War And Its Impact On Idah Area, 1966-1986

📄 Project Abstract

The focus of this study is on the impact of the Nigerian Civil War on Idah Area. The methodology adopted for the study was a historical method which encompasses the use of primary and secondary sources which have been collected, interpreted, evaluated and analysed for harmony and accuracy, corroboration and consistency. The research also employed interdisciplinary model or approach with a view to arriving at historical reality by interrogating interface of phenomenon, issues of societal significant of these disciplines. The rationale behind employing this method is to achieve the objective of the study. Equally important, the research is anchored on the premise of conflict theory which revolves around conflict of interest and crisis ridden situation which may be product of egocentricity, ethnic chauvinism, a desire to seize state power and also a desire to maintain the territorial status quo. In other words, a group perceiving themselves as neglected or excluded from the terrain of pol...