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Ethnic Militia And National Integration In Nigeria
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According to
Okumagba (2009), those who supported such militia groups, justify their
existence on the basis of the fact that the region being the location of
most of the wealth of the nation, need to demand for fairness and
equity in the allocation and distribution of the national wealth. But
unfortunately, the dysfunctional nature of the Nigerian federal state,
which had not acknowledged the contribution of the region to the
national wealth, had therefore been a source of frustration to the
groups resulting in their violent conduct that is treating national
unity and sustainable economic development.
In south-west Nigeria,
the foundation of ethnic militias can be traced to the annulment of June
12 1993 election which was generally believed to be won by Chief M K O
Abiola after many unsuccessful attempt by Chief Obafemi Awolowo which
was also believed to be denied the assess to power by the Northern
oligarch because of his uncompromised principles on national issues. The
later resulted in the formation of Odua People’s Congress (OPC) and
Renew Agbekoya Parapo with main aim of protecting the Yoruba interests
among the committee of nations globally.
In the North, interestingly
the Arewa People’s Congress (APC) representing the interest of the
North has not been vociferous as the other groups in asking for separate
existence for the singular reason that the North has been in control of
political power in Nigeria. If anything, the APC works to spoil the
separatist agitation of other groups. It is the belief of the other
groups that the North has benefited more than any other group from the
Nigerian project, having been in control of state power and the largesse
accruing from it. Also, the activities of Boko Haram sect which have
claimed millions of live in the region cannot be left out. The Obatse
Cult activities in Nasarawa state in North Central Nigeria remain so
volatile. Equally, the confrontations with security personnel and the
deliberate vandalization of public utilities by both ethnic militias and
insurgency seriously undermine the safety of lives and properties.
Thereby instilling fear and sense of insecurity on the populace. This
has impacted negatively on the needed unity and national integration
which the country’s founding fathers graciously worked for (Ikyase and
Egberi, 2015).
It is against this background to challenges of
national unity this study seeks to unravel the phenomenon of ethnicity
and ethnic militias in Nigeria as the foremost-causation and then
project alternative solution to what has denied the country the expected
unity and integration among various ethnic nationalities that compose
it. The study is divided into five chapters starting with chapter one,
the background of the study. The chapter two discussed some conceptual
issues related to the topic under review while chapter three examines
the research methods used in collecting data. The fourth chapter is
presentation, interpretation and discussion of results and chapter five
is dedicated to summary of our findings, conclusion and recommendation
for further studies.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research is on the issue of Ethnic Militia and National Integration in Nigeria with the activities of the movement for the actualization of the sovereign state of Biafra as a study case. The issues of ethnic Militancy and National Integration have become subject of recurring decimal since Nigeria returned to democratic rule in 1999. Prior to this period, successful administrations had battled with the implementation of various programmes intended to resolve the associated issues fuelling ... Continue reading---
