Browsing by Author "Ibrahim, L. O."

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    Internal mechanisms as tools for conflict resolution: A case study on Share-Tsaragi, Nigeria
    (Heliyon, 2021) Olademo, O. O.; Omotoye, R. W.; Ikibe, S. O.; Ibrahim, L. O.; Tijani, Y. O.; Abubakre, S. O.; Adebisi, A. A.; Aboyeji, A. J.; Fahm, A. O.; Adimula, R. A.
    Share and Tsaragi are twin communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, living harmoniously for centuries before a crisis on border issues erupted between them. This study argues that internal mechanisms that originate from the people's philosophy and culture are potent tools to sustain peaceful co-existence between them. The research designs are quantitative and qualitative and data were gathered from participant observations, questionnaires, and interviews. Findings show that government interventions have not been perfectly enforced, hence recurring conflicts. The study concludes that crises are imminent where population growth is without corresponding economic empowerment and socio-cultural integration among the people. Previous research efforts confirm that African conflicts often occur due to the combination of poverty and weak States and institutions. However, data from this research confirm that collaborations and consensus are potent tools to entrench peace in Share and Tsaragi communities.
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    Resolving the Share-Tsaragi Crises Through the Internal Mechanisms of Religion and Inter-Marriage
    (ALORE: Ilorin Journal of the Humanities, 2021) Olademo, O; Omotoye, R. W.; Ikibe, S. O.; Ibrahim, L. O.; Tijani, Y. O.; Aboyeji, A. J.; Abubakre, S. O.; Adebisi, A. A.; Fahm, A. O.; Adimula, R. A.
    Share and Tsaragi, two neighbouring communities in Kwara State, Nigeria, have not yet imbibed the culture of peaceful co-existence. There have been about six commissions/panels on the two communities' boundary dispute between 1976 and 2015, whose recommendations have either been rejected by warring parties or never implemented by the relevant authorities. The focus of this study is to examine how religion and inter-marriage could lead to lasting solution and reconciliatory measures to foster peace in the inter-communal conflict between the two communities, which have lingered for too long. The study was both descriptive and analytical. The primary sources of data collection were questionnaires, and structural interview, The Likert Scale was used to measure the response on all dimensions of 128 respondents selected, using a convenience sampling technique. Structural interviews and confidence building workshops were conducted with/for stakeholders in the two communities. Data analysis was done using SPSS software, simple percentage and descriptive analysis, respectively. The secondary sources focused on journals, textbooks and the internet relevant to the research topic. Two-key findings of the study are: lack of readiness by the two communities to imbibe genuine spirit of give and take and the viability of religion and inter-marriage as internal mechanism to resolve the crisis. This study is anchored on the territorial theory with three approaches bordering on proximity, interaction and territoriality in explaining why communities rage and wage wars over boundary or territory related matters.
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    SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF SHARE-TSARAGI CRISES IN KWARA STATE FOR PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE IN NIGERIA
    (ACU JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES, 2023) Olademo, O. O.; Omotoye, W. R.; Ikibe, S. O.; Ibrahim, L. O.; Tijani, J.; Abubakre, S. O.; Adebisi, A. A.; Aboyeji, A. J.; Fahm, A. O.; Adimula, R. A.
    Share and Tsaragi are twin communities in Kwara State, Nigeria that had been living in harmonious coexistence, since the early nineteenth century before a crisis on land and border issues caused a volatile and tense situation between them. It is a general belief that conflict retards the progress and development of a community and whatever affects a part of an entity or a country affects the whole. The aim of this paper, therefore, is to examine the social-cultural implications of the Share- Tsaragi crises as a model for peaceful co-existence in Nigeria. The objectives are to: identify immediate and remote causes of the Share-Tsaragi crises; examine emanating socio-cultural implications of the crises; identify the cultural traits, habits, and beliefs of the Share-Tsaragi communities for the resolution of the crises and explore the resolution of the Share-Tsaragi crises as a model for peaceful co- existence among communities in Nigeria. Historical and Descriptive methods were adopted in the paper while data were gathered from participant observations, questionnaires, and structured interviews. Information was also elicited from textbooks, journals, internet surfing, and periodicals. The major findings of the study were that: the immediate causes of the Share-Tsaragi crises were land and border issues. The implication of the crises includes the destruction of life and properties, and the creation of mutual suspicion thereby negatively affecting existing unity, co- existence, social interaction, economic transactions, intermarriage, cultural exchange, and educational ventures. However, the crises did not affect the religious interactions of the two communities, acquiring and speaking of each other's language, inter-marriage to a certain extent, and obeying elders and constituted authorities, which have led to less severity of the conflicts and by extension the foundation upon which the peaceful resolution of the crises is hinged. Thus, identified factors to restore and entrench positive socio-cultural relations in Share- Tsaragi include religion, language, inter-marriage, and respect for elders. It was our conviction that these factors are plausible means of restoring positive socio- cultural relations in the two communities and serve as a model for other communities in Nigeria.