A Study Of The Origin And Development Of Ethnic Militia In Wukari Area, 1945 - 2005

📄 Project Abstract

The study examines the Development of Ethnic Militia in the Wukari Area from 1945-2005. Thus, a considerable number of sources related tomilitia development in the area of study were used as well as archival materials, oral interviews and internet sources. PRIMARY SOURCES Archival Sources: There are different collections of colonial records deposited at the National Archives in Kaduna. Thus, materials derived from the archive related to this work include colonial reports and anthropological notes on the Jukun of Wukari by H.O. Keates.1 Colonial assessment reports and intelligence records were the categories of records used intensively in the work. These records attempt a discussion on major the origin, migrations and settlement pattern of the people in the study area; The records also discussed the nature of pre-colonial socio-economic and political organization of the Jukun people of Wukari area, as well as their relationship with their neighbors in the Middle Benue Valley prior to th...