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Police Strategies for Dealing with Tribal Conflicts in Nigeria

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The agitation of tribal groups in Nigeria and policing strategies are interrogated with a view to reappraising Nigerian police effectiveness in providing security generally for society and specific groups within it will be closely examined. Firstly, the insecurity challenges confronting the country, especially in the last few years, will be analyzed. Secondly, the emergence of a policing framework that could be used to improve policing, particularly for ethnic/tribal groups and help to reduce tensions in Nigeria will be detailed. Some of the fundamental problems facing the Nigerian police which have resulted in serious ramifications for the quality of democracy in the country will be outlined.

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Notes

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    Contrary to prevailing belief colonial police were often unable to entirely police colonised territories and relied on indigenous structures in the co-production of policing or as in the case of St Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean relied on autonomous community stakeholders.

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w96iaNgg9yA&t=1457s 28 February 2019

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Aremu, A.O., Stanislas, P. (2019). Police Strategies for Dealing with Tribal Conflicts in Nigeria. In: Albrecht, J.F., den Heyer, G., Stanislas, P. (eds) Policing and Minority Communities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19182-5_16

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