Rural farm-households perception of land-related conflicts as an impediment to livelihoods in Imo State, Nigeria

Chikaire, J.; Ugwoke, FO; Anaeto, F. C.; Orusha, J.O.; P.A., Onoh,

doi:10.4314/jard.v16i2.9

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“…This finding is in line with that of Shehu, et al (2017) that cattle rustling and banditry had been a veritable threat to public safety and security in North-west Nigeria leading to loss of lives, human injury, population displacements, as well as loss of cattle in their numbers. Chikaire, Ogueri, Echetama and Onoh (2018) posited that in South-east Nigeria, poor households bear the heaviest burdens of rural insecurity for the simple reason that their daily needs and livelihoods are directly tied to their farming activities.…”

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Prevalence and Consequences of Insecurity on Livelihood of Rural Households in Enugu State: Implication for e-Extension in Nigeria

Oduehie¹,

Ifenkwe²,

Shu’aibu³

et al. 2023

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The study investigated the prevalence and consequences of insecurity on livelihoods of rural households in Enugu State, Nigeria. A three-stage random sampling technique was used to select a total of 108 respondents from nine communities for the study. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed with mean and percentages. The study revealed that looting of farm produce (54.6%), communal fights (76.9%), armed robbery (51.9%), rape (50.7%), kidnapping (58.3%) and cultism (65.7%) were the forms of insecurity prevalent in the study area. The result further reveals that poor road network (𝑥̅ = 3.3), corruption (𝑥̅ = 3.2), poor security system (𝑥̅ = 3.2), absence of basic infrastructural facilities (𝑥̅ = 3.2), feeling of marginalization (𝑥̅ = 3.1), grazing on arable cropland (𝑥̅ = 3.1), rural poverty (𝑥̅ = 3.1) and high level of rural unemployment (𝑥̅ = 3.1) were perceived to be immediate causes of rural insecurity Loss of livelihoods/income (𝑥̅ = 3.5), loss of lives (𝑥̅ = 3.4), disruption of supply and distribution of agricultural inputs and outputs (𝑥̅ = 3.4), destruction of crops (𝑥̅ = 3.3), displacement of households (𝑥̅ = 3.2), prevention of farming activities (𝑥̅ = 3.1) and decline in patronage of commercial riders (𝑥̅ = 3.1) were the major consequences of rural insecurity. Insecurity had negative consequences on the rural livelihoods in Enugu State, and thus, efforts should be made by security agencies in reduction or curbing occurrences of insecurities in the State.

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Prevalence and Consequences of Insecurity on Livelihood of Rural Households in Enugu State: Implication for e-Extension in Nigeria

Oduehie¹,

Ifenkwe²,

Shu’aibu³

et al. 2023

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“…The Nigerian press according to Chikaire (2016) is polarized along regional, sectarian or ethnic lines with every side protecting and supporting their kith and kin. He goes on to say that in the coverage of conflict, there is recklessness and partisanship on the part of the press instead of restraint and responsible reporting of events.…”

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Secularism and Ethical Issues in Media Practice as a Bane for National Development

Martha Msoo Hile,

Aondover Eric Msughter,

Maiwada Abdullahi Aliyu

2023

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This paper addresses secularism and ethical issues in media practice as a bane for national development. In communication studies, ethics is central and critical to the overall process of journalistic engagement, especially to the credibility in the gathering, processing, and delivery of information for believability. Every profession has acts, codes, ethics, or laws guiding its activities. Whether these codes are backed by effective sanctions is also another issue. Media as a very vital sector of the society guided by certain fundamental law and ethics, which guides every action of journalists. While the laws are no doubt legal issues, which can lead to litigation and subsequent prosecution, many have argued that ethics are moral standards whose violations are not backed by sanctions. Within this context, this paper examined secularism in the Nigerian context, the forces that threaten the growth of secularism in Nigeria, ethical issues in Nigerian media and how it affects national development, and factors affecting ethical media practice and how it halted development in Nigeria. Development Media Theory serves the goal of the paper. The paper is predominantly based on information derived from the qualitative data using secondary sources such as relevant texts, journals, official publications, historical documents, and the Internet, which served as tangible sources of insight into the analysis. The paper argued that the media are very important subsystem in the social system that helps cajole and coordinate the other subsystems in the social system to enhance effective development. While the media cannot work independently to bring about development, other institutions also need the media for information dissemination, and sensitization via various mediums to actualize developmental objectives.

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Making community policing work: A panacea to crimes and rural conflicts in Nigeria

Ibrahim-Olesin,

Ogunlade,

Adefalu

et al. 2024

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In Nigeria, several community development initiatives abound either through the government or donor agencies. Despite all these efforts, little concern has been placed on the security of rural dwellers. This has enabled incessant conflicts in rural communities, leading to the loss of lives and an overall negative effect on food production. This chapter employed different conflict and mediation theories to explain the causes, drivers, and ways to resolve the conflicts. Materials were sourced from top-tier databases, including reports and publications from the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, and other reliable sources. It found that conflicts in rural communities have resulted in the destruction of lives and livelihood assets, a reduction in crop yield and income, an increase in fear and ethno-religious stereotypes, food shortages and rape. It identified a partial implementation of community policing strategy but noted the centralization of power to the Nigerian Police Force as an impediment to its effectiveness. Worthy approaches to ensuring the effectiveness of community policing strategy as a panacea to crimes and rural conflicts are: constitutional redress; developing programs and needed resources; training and re-training of officers and partners; planning an effective strategy using civilian volunteers; aligning performance measures of officers and partners; demonstrating leadership and taking risks; and making changes to the organization of departments under the community policing structure. However, it recommends operational community policing that incorporates all actors in the states and local governments with reliable legal frameworks for securing the farm and rural farming communities in Nigeria.

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Rural farm-households perception of land-related conflicts as an impediment to livelihoods in Imo State, Nigeria

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Prevalence and Consequences of Insecurity on Livelihood of Rural Households in Enugu State: Implication for e-Extension in Nigeria

Prevalence and Consequences of Insecurity on Livelihood of Rural Households in Enugu State: Implication for e-Extension in Nigeria

Secularism and Ethical Issues in Media Practice as a Bane for National Development

Making community policing work: A panacea to crimes and rural conflicts in Nigeria

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