KANU ANTHONY’S IGWEBUIKE PHILOSOPHY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN OBEAMA-NGURU

Abstract

Over the years, our world has witnessed several uproar and unrest. These ugly situations have left our contemporary society in complete bizarre. In some other quarters, it has been observed that the elite have paved a stable and conflict free environment for themselves thereby relegating the proletariats to the background and so the “have not” become preys to the numerous attacks that emerge from several conflicts in Africa and specifically Nigeria, ranging from the Fulani herd’s men attack to the unending Boko-Haram insurgence. The tribal conflict of the Rwanda’s Tutsi and Hutu is also an explicit illustration of the numerous conflicts witnessed in Africa. The motivation for this extensive research work is borne out of a critical reflection on the unending conflicts and wars being witnessed in Africa and specifically Nigeria. Another notable motivation is the importance of the need for peace and building a conflict free society. This work, therefore, studies the problem of conflict in relation to the need for resolution. It attends to questions such as: Is lasting peace attainable in Africa/ the Igbo community? And how can the Igbo-African philosophy, igwebuike be creative and instrumental in initiating Peace and resolving conflicts among Africans? The specific objectives of this thesis are to suggest positive possible ways of establishing a lasting peace among Africans especially the Igbos; to explore the Igbo-African philosophy: Igwebuike as an essential tool in bringing about a lasting peace and to Postulate theoretically and practically how a violent free society can be stabilized. This work has implored both expository and analytical research methodology; it has also explored both primary and secondary data. Notable discoveries in this work are that sharing of family inheritance among brothers and misunderstood religious notions is a major cause of conflicts.