Rivers State Amnesty Programme and Conflict Reduction in Local Government Areas in Rivers State
Abstract
This study examined Rivers State amnesty programme and conflict reduction in Local Government Areas in Rivers State. Two specific objectives and two research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey and case study research designs were adopted for the study. The population of the study is made up of the 1,284,010 residents of Ogba/Ebgema/Ndoni Local Government, Ahoada East Local Government Area and Asari Toro Local Government Areas of Rivers State. The sample size for the study consists of 1560 respondents. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample size. Data used for this study were both primary and secondary data. A structured questionnaire items containing 10 items
Keywords
conflict
political disagreement
amnesty
peace and stability
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