State Intervention And Communal Conflicts In Gombe State: A Study Of Selected Cases

📄 Project Abstract

The greatest threat facing the survival of Nigerian democracy and unity is general insecurity occasioned by various communal conflicts. Communal conflicts in Nigeria are caused by competition over access to land and other natural resources. For over a decade the Gombe southern senatorial district has been enmeshed in communal conflict, resulting into huge human and economic loss. The study assessed state intervention in the management of Dadiya, Kaltungo, Tula and Waja communal conflicts from the period 2006-2013.The protracted social conflict theory by Azar (1990) was used to underpin the study. The study adopted survey research design, where both primary and secondary were used. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages, while chi-square was used to test the hypotheses. Data generated through interviews were analyzed qualitatively. The study established that the protracted nature of the conflict in Dadiya-Tula, Dadiya-Kaltungo and Dadiya-Waja communities ...