Peacebuilding, Dialogue and Reconciliation in Nigeria: The Role of Religion

Abstract

For quite some time now, the Nigerian society has been bedeviled with various kinds of crises ranging from ethnic, economic, socio- religious and political. These crises have resulted to the loss of lives and properties with multitude of persons displaced from their homes. This therefore, calls for peacebuilding, dialogue and reconciliation in our society. Hence this paper used review method to explore the concept of peacebuilding, dialogue and reconciliation.in the process, the concept of religion and peacebuilding were examined, religion as a source of conflict and disunity was discussed, various approaches to peacebuilding, dialogue and reconciliation/ conflict management were analyzed and some limitations to peace building, dialogue and reconciliation in our society were portrayed. The paper concluded with some recommendations among which is the provision of functional rehabilitation centred by the government and compensation to victims of crisis