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Nigerian history is replete with evidence of multidimensional conflicts escalating into violent crises, some of which can easily be traced to (1) the tensions, feuds, and series of expansionist wars of conquest and jihad by the precolonial communities that were amalgamated into the Nigerian state by the colonialists; (2) the dynamics of colonization and the nationalist activities that culminated into independence by 1960; (3) the unfortunate pattern of partisan politics during the first republic and subsequent attempts at democratization (1979–1983 and 1999–present); (4) the protracted military interregnum in politics and governance; (5) human rights violations and abuses; and more recently (6) marginalizations, unhealthy competition, and rivalries leading to self-determination struggles, ethnoreligious violence, communal and chieftaincy conflicts, partisan political violence, resource allocation, and control crises. Others include the shared experience of insecurity and injustices suffered daily by the citizenry as individuals, groups, or communities. These often lead to violent conflicts, arson, carnage, and destruction of infrastructure.
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Fagbemi, A. (2013). An Assessment of Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding Capabilities in Nigeria: Reflections of a Practitioner. In: Okome, M.O. (eds) State Fragility, State Formation, and Human Security in Nigeria. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137006783_9
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