Mitigating Measures in Curbing Communal Crisis: A Case Study of the TIV/JUKUN Crisis in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria

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This study investigated mitigating measures that can be employed in curbing the Tiv-Jukun communal crisis in Taraba State, Nigeria. Two-stage sampling technique was adopted; four council wards were selected. A total of 50 respondents were used for the purpose of this study. Primary data were collected through the administration of structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings on socioeconomic characteristics shows majority (90%) were male, with average age of 41 years, majority (82%) are married with a mean family size of 4; majority (70%) had at least secondary school education and an average farming experience of 13 years. From the findings, there was an increase in price of agricultural products at 76% and lack of farm of labour (60%), a substantial percentage experienced displacement from farmland (42%) and restrictions on roads leading to their farmlands (40%). Among others, discussions and deliberations, intervention of traditional rulers, compromise from the involved parties, involvement of the religious leaders and government intervention were considered with high probability in being able to curb the crisis in the study area by the respondents. Keywords: Wukari; Jukun; Tiv; Communal Crisis; Mitigation Measures; Agricultural Activities

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