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| The Crisis of Nationalism and Ethnic Agitations in Nigeria: An Analysis of the Indigenous People of Biafra |
Johnpaul Onyebuchi Nduba, Moses Nnamdi & Ofodu Hyginus Chukwuebuka
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Abstract:
- This paper centers on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a corollary to nationalistic struggle for recognition and self-determinism. The proliferation and activities of ethnic based agitations in Nigeria constitutes a serious worry and thus account for a probe into its raison d'etre. Utilizing secondary sources of data generation and content analysis, the paper employed the group theory and Instrumentalism as its theoretical underpinning. The paper revealed that the activities of ethnic based agitations in contemporary Nigeria is consequent upon the consciousness to a nation in a multinational state and perceived marginalization of the nation as well as the response of government to nagging issues in the polity. In light of the above, the study concludes that government should jettison the use of suppression and adopt peaceful strategies in relation to such nationalistic agitations.
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