Revisiting a decade of State-Sponsored Terrorism and Conflict Resolution Strategy in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. The study of Odi, Ogoni and Umuechem invasions, 1990-2000

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

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Volume 8 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Ogele Eziho Promise

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P112

How to Cite?

Ogele Eziho Promise, "Revisiting a decade of State-Sponsored Terrorism and Conflict Resolution Strategy in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria. The study of Odi, Ogoni and Umuechem invasions, 1990-2000," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 2, pp. 69-78, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P112

Abstract:

The study revisited a decade of military offensive in Odi, Ogoni, and Umuechem settlements in the Niger Delta region during the 1990s that left these inhabitants psychologically devastated to date. Sadly, the military onslaught in the Niger Delta region continued after 1990s despite transition to democratic rule in 1999. Competition for oil wealth has fueled violence between the Nigerian state and Niger Delta inhabitants, causing the militarization of the entire region. The study aimed at examining the remote and the immediate cause of the crises in Odi, Ogoni and Umuechem settlements; the adverse impact of state-sponsored terrorism in the 1990s and conflict resolution techniques employed in resolving these crises. The study adopted a triangulation method of data gathering techniques. To achieve the aim of the study, 238 questionnaire were administered to the respondents in the selected settlements, 211 was retrieved, 27 was not properly filled while 184 was valid for the study. The study unraveled that the circumstance that led to the military invasion has not changed. The study recommends amongst others the implementation Niger Delta development plan to end the protracted oil related conflict in the region.

Keywords:

conflict, conflict resolution, militarization, Niger Delta, Nigerian state, terrorism.

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