URBAN VIOLENCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Violence is supported by forces that disintegrate the community. Forces that rebuild or disintegrate the society are always evident in every human interaction. The centripetal forces are forces that bind the community together while the centrifugal forces scatter the state. Urban violence is a common aspect of state development but it can be prevented. The way and manner to which this is carried out makes the difference among countries. The way and manner which the government manage the citizens agitations also determines whether the state will be pull apart or together. The research question of the study is how has Nigeria been able to address the factor that causes violence considering the centripetal forces of attraction and political settlements uniqueness? The Political settlement theoretical discourse is used to address the way settlements of violence can be achieved in a country. Recommendations are premise on the importance of mutual settlement of disputes in the country. The study concludes on the premise that mutual feedback coupled with political and economic will to develop a community is needed by the government so as to achieve sustainable socio-political and economic development.