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War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?

Authors: OSAH Goodnews

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Iosr Journal Of Economics And Finance

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Civil disobedience in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria had been a threat to the cooperate existence of Nigeria since the late 1960s and particularly in the early 2000s when several non-state actors became very active in resistance struggles against the Federal Government and multinational oil companies. A lot of peacebuilding programmes had consequently been implemented to curtail activities of militants in the area. The Amnesty Programme been implemented since 2009 for armed militants was the Nigerian Government’s strategy to demilitarize the region and integrate ex-agitators into civil life after several years of combat engagement in order to allow for immediate and massive socio-economic reconstruction. The ex-combatants had deposited huge quantity of weapons as sign of peacemaking in that conflict-ridden region of Nigeria which in turn have reduced active and sustained physical combat. The Amnesty and peacebuilding programme ushered a regime of fragile peace, though did not translate into a better life for majority of the region’s people for their grievances are still unaddressed. The objective of the work is to discuss the practical implementation of the Amnesty Programme, the challenges encountered, achievements made and areas of weaknesses. Lasting peace remains elusive, as renewed violence has began to cast shadows on the progress on the DDR front, and continue to raise questions on the prospect for sustainability of the tentative peace induced by the Amnesty in the region.

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OSAH,G. . (0000). War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?, 5 (), 1-1.

OSAH,G. . "War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?" 5, no (), (0000): 1-1.

OSAH,G. and . (0000). War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?, 5 (), pp1-1.

OSAHG, . War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?. 0000, 5 ():1-1.

OSAH,Goodnews , . "War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?", 5 . (0000) : 1-1.

O.Goodnews , "War- to-Peace Transition in the Niger Delta: Is Amnesty Working?" vol.5, no., pp. 1-1, 0000.

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