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Curtailing Conflicts in the Resource-Endowed Niger Delta Communities of Nigeria

Violent conflicts rema.in unabated in the Niger Delta communities of Nigeria despite efforts of successive governments and international organizations to broker peace in the area. Using an interpretive approach, with insights from historical and contemporary theoretical perspo6yiyss, various studies were reviewed and 24 Key Informant Interview’s were conducted with stakeholders in four oil-producing Niger Delta communities selected from Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States of Nigeria. The respondents were drawn from different groups, comprising community/religious leaders, youth activists, governm…