INVESTIGATION CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION
ABSTRACT
The decades of violence in the Niger Delta region has prompted several initiatives aimed at addressing the causes of unrest in the region. In spite of the contributions of these initiatives, the crisis appears to have persisted which points to the fact that the initiatives may have failed to satisfactorily solve the problems in the Niger Delta. This led to the introduction of amnesty programme by the late President Yar’Adua led-administration. Thus, this study seeks to investigate conflict management in the Niger Delta region by focusing on amnesty program. The study has three objectives, research questions and hypotheses. The study was divided into five chapters. Chapter one focused on the background of the study as well as problem statement, research questions, hypotheses, significance and scope of the study; chapter two dealt with the review of related literature such as conceptual clarification, theoretical framework and empirical studies; chapter three explored the research methods in the area of research design, population and sample of the study, validity, reliability and method of data analysis. Chapter four dealt with the data presentation and analysis as well as the test of hypotheses. Finally, chapter five explored the summary, conclusion and recommendations based on the analysis of data.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Research Hypotheses
1.6 Significance of the Study
1.7 Scope of the Study
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms
References
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Conceptual Clarification
2.1.1 Overview of the Niger Delta Crisis
2.1.2 Amnesty Initiative in the Niger Delta
2.1.3 Niger Delta Militants: Freedom Fighters or Criminals
2.1.4 Amnesty Programme and Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration
2.1.5 Prospects & Challenges in the Implementation of Amnesty Programme
2.2 Theoretical Framework
2.3 Empirical Studies
References
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of the Study
3.3 Sample of the Study
3.4 Method of Data Collection
3.5 Validity of the Instrument
3.6 Reliability of the Instrument
3.7 Method of Data Analysis
References
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Preliminary Analysis
4.3 Analysis of Questionnaire Items and Presentation of Results
4.4 Test of Hypotheses
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices
