Influence of Traditional Information Communication in Conflict Resolution Among Bassa and Egbura Ethnic Groups in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorYahaya, Adamu
dc.contributor.authorMaifata, Mu’azu Nurudeen
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Ibrahim Idi
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-13T08:31:32Z
dc.date.available2023-12-13T08:31:32Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-12
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the influence of traditional information communication in conflict resolution among Bassa and Egbura in Toto LGA of Nasarawa State Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design and questionnaires were used as an instrument for data collection. The population of the study was made up of the Bassa and Egbura communities in Toto LGA. However, 398 members of the communities were selected as sample for the study; two objective and one hypothesis were formulated and tested. Descriptive statistics were used to analyses the data collected. The study established, among other things that power struggle, political exclusion, and non-compliance with rules and policies of the land. Others are lack of information, dominion and oppression, exploitation and unjust violation of human right. The study also discovered that non-tolerance, victimisation, discrimination, among others are the causes of ethnic conflicts between the Bassa and Egbura communities. The study recommends power-sharing, equal distribution of resources, provision of social amenities and infrastructures, information sharing, dialogue, hearing and respecting the views of others, open-mindedness, inter-ethnic interactions, use of town crier, social media, radio, and newspaper should be employed to avoid conflict between the affected communitiesen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/4480
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCommunication, Conflict Resolution, Influence, Traditional Informationen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Traditional Information Communication in Conflict Resolution Among Bassa and Egbura Ethnic Groups in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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