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Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam an Instrument for Sustainable Peaceful Coexistence in Nigeria

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  • Muhammad Babagana

    (Lecturer, Department of Islamic Studies, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria.)

  • Bello Tukur

    (Lecturer, Department of Islamic Studies, Yobe State University, Damaturu, Nigeria.)

Abstract

Nigeria, has had her fair share of conflicts right from the Aba riots of 1929, the independence struggle of the 1950s, the election riots of the 1960s, the Kafanchan riots of the 1970s, the Matasine massacres of the 1980s, the Oodua People Congress (OPC) militancy and the Odi invasion of the 1990s, the Niger Delta militancy of 2000s to the present-day Boko Haram insurgency of the 2010s. This study is purely based on secondary source of data. The study concludes that method of peace and conflict resolution in Islamic is the perfect source of coexistence in Nigeria. The study recommends that conflict resolution in Islamic system should be welcomed by the Nigerian societies in order to live in peaceful coexistence.

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  • Muhammad Babagana & Bello Tukur, 2020. "Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam an Instrument for Sustainable Peaceful Coexistence in Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 4(9), pages 454-458, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:4:y:2020:i:9:p:454-458
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