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Maintaining Peaceful Co-Existence Amidst Separatist Agitations in Nigeria: Social Workers’ Perspectives

Ever since independence, Nigeria have grappled with several separatist agitations. These agitations most times lead to colossal loss of lives and property with serious consequences on the peaceful co-existence among the various ethnic groups inhabiting the country. This brings to the front burner the role of social workers as change agent in promoting peaceful co-existence in a multi-ethnic/cultural environment. Eighteen social workers across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria were purposively selected and interviewed via zoom. Findings show that the participants believe that mistrust amon…