Perception Survey on Southern Kaduna Crises: Causes, management and way forward
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The Southern Kaduna crisis has threatened the fabrics of Nigeria and is disintegrating the country The crises has taken a new dimension and perpetrators has continued to improve on the methods of attacking their targets, thus constituting a major threat to the management of national security and economic development in the state. As such, this paper analyses the causes and management of the southern Kaduna crises and suggest way forward. The method adopted is essentially the content analysis and survey method. This study shows that the causes responsible for the crises in Southern Kaduna are but not limited to the popular ethno-religious, politically, grazing/fanning, economic, indigene/settler dichotomy, organized violent groups, perceptions between the public and government, fear of domination, pervasive material inequalities and unfairness among others and the nature of the suffering and misery of the southern Kaduna victim of the crises could be seen from the wanton destruction of lives and properties, js lowing down of economic activities, fear of herdsmen attack on their farm, high rate of orphans and widows, as well as making many homeless thereby staying in spN internally displace camp (IDP) as their new home. Thus, it is recommended that the Kaduna State Government should endeavour to look into the root causes of these crises objectively as soon as possible since political, ethno-religious as well as personal agenda hods been the major causes of the crisis. Also to ensure that dialogue is effectively used as a way of settling disputes rather than resorting to violence and since the resultant effects of this crisis has causes wanton destruction of lives, properties, and many more. Government should make adequate prevention and effective emergency response focusing on the rising state of insecurity in the southern Kaduna.