Beyond amnesty: Rethinking government’s stabilisation efforts in Nigeria’s Niger delta region

AbstractIn 2009, President Umaru Yar’Adua granted amnesty to militant groups in the Niger Delta. This came after a decade of insurgency within Nigeria’s oil-rich region. Amnesty was strategically designed to deescalate further confrontation with militants, curb the proliferation of small arms, stop...

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Main Authors: Olusegun Paul Adesanya, Victor Jatula, Rotimi Olajide Opeyeooluwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Cogent Arts & Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2022.2163544