Author profile: Paul-Sewa Thovoethin and Shamsudeen Adio Yusuf

The Nigerian State and Peace Building Mechanics in the Niger Delta Region

Paul-Sewa Thovoethin and Shamsudeen Adio Yusuf • Nov 28 2010 • Articles

The Niger Delta featured perpetuated human insecurity, lack of infrastructure, wanton ecological damage, and perceived apathy on the part of government and the multinational oil companies in spite of the significant contribution of its crude oil to the Nigerian and global economy. The core thrust of this paper is to examine the amnesty policy as a peace building framework for addressing the lingering crisis