A Study of Violence-Related Deaths in Isin and Oke-Ero Local Government Areas of Kwara State (2006-2014)
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2015
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IFRA-NIGERIA
Abstract
There are several violence-related deaths across
Nigeria which escape public knowledge primarily
because they are not captured by the media. Such cases of
‘invisible’ yet destructive incidents vary from high to
low-level violent occurrences with attendant loss of lives
and disruption of livelihoods.
The central objective of this study is thus to
unravel and document such incidents in Isin and Oke-Ero
Local Government Areas of Kwara State between 2006
and 2014. Guided by the research instrument of the
Nigeria Watch Project, a total of 100 copies of
questionnaire were administered and complemented by 6
key informants Interviews (KII) and 2 Focused Group
Discussions (FGD). The findings show that fatal violence
in these rural and peri-urban communities was
underreported in the media and resulted mainly from
motor accidents, criminal activities and border disputes.
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IFRA, Knowledge, Nigeria, violence-related