(Department Of History, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2012-02-04) Abubakar, Nuruddeen
The Nigerian scene is suffused with conflicts and crises. As some abate (the Niger Delta), some new ones rear their heads. The current crisis is the challenge posed by the Jama"at Ah Sunna Li’da’awati wal Jihad a.k.a. Boko Haram. The crisis in Plateau state is extant. These three are the most serious. An important aspect of stemming the crises has been to focus on the youth. This is a contribution in that respect. The paper drew from a number of conflict researches conducted by the author between 1999 and 2006.