The role of Kano Emirate Council in managing ethnic and religious conflict in Kano State-Nigeria
Conflict and security scholars have identified ethnic and religious conflicts as one of the main causes of insecurity in Nigeria the African most populous country. One of the states in which these twin conflicts have been occurring is Kano state that incidentally is also the most populous state in...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11433/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11433/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11433/1/14436-39809-1-SM.pdf |
| Summary: | Conflict and security scholars have identified ethnic and religious conflicts as one of the main
causes of insecurity in Nigeria the African most populous country. One of the states in which these
twin conflicts have been occurring is Kano state that incidentally is also the most populous state in
the country. Hausa/Fulani ethnic group whose religion is Islam dominates the state that has a
current estimated population of over ten million. However, owing to its background as the
commercial nerve centre of the northern region, the state has attracted substantially Christian
immigrants from the southern parts of the country. Unfortunately, the relationship between the host
Muslim Hausa/Fulani and their Christian immigrants especially the Igbos over the years have been
characterized by series of conflicts arising from ethnic and religious acrimonies. Against this
backdrop, this paper examines the role of Kano Emirate Council in the management of these
conflicts. The study is based on a qualitative research method with secondary data obtained through
review of related published materials. Finding of the study revealed that, Kano Emirate Council
plays significant role in managing ethnic and religious conflicts in the state on informal basis. On
the backdrop of this finding, this paper concludes that management of Kano state security which is
often threatened by ethno-religious conflicts can be improved with the reintegration of the Emirate
Council into the security management framework. |
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