Communal conflict management, information communication and utilization in Ondo State, Nigeria: A case study of Ijaw/Ilaje Crises
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2008-12
Authors
Okiki, O.C
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Journal of Academic Librarian's Forum, Olabisi Onabanjo University
Abstract
This study is an attempt to relate information availability and utilization to successful communal conflict management in Nigeria using the ljaw/llaje crises as case study. Questionnaire, self-developed one is adopted to gather necessary data for the study. 150 copies of the questionnaire were administered while 144 copies were retrieved and found useful for the study. The study reveals among others significant positive relationship between the sources of information and channels of Information Communication utilized in managing conflicts. The study, therefore, recommends among others the use of dialogue; and traditional, legal and scientific sources of information for conflict management in the ljaw/llaje communities.
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Communal conflict , Communal conflict-information availability , Communal conflict-information utilization , Communal conflict management
Citation
Okiki, O. C. (2008). Communal conflict management, information communication and utilization in Ondo State, Nigeria: A case study of Ijaw/Ilaje Crises. Journal of Library and Information Science, 5, 141.