Ethno-Religious Identity Politics and Violent Conflicts in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Despite being independent for over 50 years, Nigeria popularly known as “the giant of Africa” is plagued with varying levels of internal conflicts whose roots could be traced as far back as the pre-colonial times where conquest between kingdoms were prevalent. Today, the Nigerian socio-political and economic sphere is shaped around ethno-religious identities with corresponding conflicts erupting from the quest to acquire and control the scarce socio-economic resources of the nation. After having coexisted for over 100 years since the amalgamation of the southern and northern protectorates under the British colonial administration, it would have been expected that the different ethnic and religious groups in the country could coexist in harmony but the situation is still not so, as ethnic and religious violence is still prevalent in the country, most especially in the northern regions. This study is undertaken to understand how ethno-religious identity politics has contributed to and promoted violent conflicts in Nigeria with particular interest in Kaduna State, northwest region of the country. The study adopts a methodological pluralism approach in understanding the problem. First, a historical review of the various ethno-religious violent conflicts that occurred in the State from 1980 to 2011 was done, and then data was generated by administering questionnaires to 2000 respondents resident in Kaduna metropolis in order to understand why violent conflicts have continued to define the state of coexistence in the State. Findings reveal that bad governance, politicians’ attitudes, ethnic and religious leaders, among others,are responsible for the recurring violent conflicts in the State.
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Lamorde Zayyad Abubakar
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