Approaches to indigenous dispute resolution
Authors: FATOKI Babatunde Richard
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Social & Management Sciences
Sociology
Research
53 pages
14,311 words
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- ABSTRACTThe main goal of this study was to assess the approaches to indigenous dispute resolution inIkoro Ekiti in Ijero Local Government area of Ekiti State. Efforts of resolving disputes in thewestern part of the country most especially the community in question are proving futile.This is because, the efforts are largely conventional in nature. The applications of modern lawcourt system in dispute resolution have been very minimal as many prefer locally traditionalknowledge and procedure. This general objective of the study was to assess the AJO OGBON AND OLUKORO INCOUNCIL indigenous dispute resolution mechanism in rural Ikoro Ekiti. Specifically, toidentify the types, procedure and sources of dispute in the area with regard to the AJOOGBON dispute resolution mechanism.The research designed employed for this study was case study research design. To this end,random sampling design was used, employing 100 total sample sizes. Its composition wasfrom AJO OGBON, OLUKORO IN COUNCIL and individuals at community level. Thestudy was conducted using data collection techniques which involves administration ofquestionnaires to elicit information from them. Descriptive statistics such as frequencydistribution, simple percentage and test statistic and content analysis were employed toanalyse all generated data.The study found that disputes such as witch craft accusations, land grabbing, maritalinfidelity exist in Ikoro Ekiti and the mechanism of resolving this disputes are mainly AJOOGBON and OLUKORO IN COUNCIL. The study also found that indigenous practices ofdispute settlement are cultural and community specific and are viable mechanisms ofpromoting peace in such societies. The study concluded that despite an advancement inwestern adjucation and litigation settlement of cases through court of law, the fact still remainviii
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Richard, F. B. (2026). Approaches to indigenous dispute resolution. Afribary. Retrieved June 14, 2026, from http://library.afribary.com/works/approaches-to-indigenous-dispute-resolution
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Richard, FATOKI Babatunde. "Approaches to indigenous dispute resolution." Afribary, 6 Jun. 2026, http://library.afribary.com/works/approaches-to-indigenous-dispute-resolution. Accessed June 14, 2026.
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Richard, FATOKI Babatunde. "Approaches to indigenous dispute resolution." Afribary (2026). Accessed June 14, 2026. http://library.afribary.com/works/approaches-to-indigenous-dispute-resolution