@article{Oke:285294,
      recid = {285294},
      author = {Oke, O.O. and Adebayo, R.O. and Ishaku, A.},
      title = {Sociological examination of ethnic conflicts in obi local  government area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria},
      journal = {Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology},
      address = {2017},
      number = {2202-2019-773},
      year = {2017},
      abstract = {This paper looked at sociological examination of ethnic  conflicts in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state to  find out the causes of ethnic conflicts and assess  effectiveness of government intervention in curbing  conflicts in the study area. One hundred and two (102)  respondents were drawn from three (3) purposively selected  wards in study area. The study reveals that majority of  respondents sampled were between the ages of 20-30 years  (84.3%), male (81.5%) and single (51%). Majority (56.6%) of  them also had tertiary education and worked as artisans  (38.2%). The findings further reveals that 52 % of  respondents were of the opinion that poverty contributed to  the crisis in their area and 41.18% of them believed that  land dispute was the major cause of conflict in the study  area. Again, 52.9% of the respondents indicated that  government intervention in resolving crisis was not  effective while 71.6% of respondents indicated that  traditional and religious leaders interventions in  resolving conflict was effective. The study concludes that  poverty, unemployment and illiteracy were sociological  conditions that caused conflict in the study area. It is  recommended that government must learn to intervene early  enough in conflicts at the rumor stage and involved  traditional heads and religious leader in any negotiations  between conflicting groups as means of resolving disputes  and differences.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/285294},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.285294},
}