Approaches to indigenous dispute resolution

ABSTRACT

The main goal of this study was to assess the approaches to indigenous dispute resolution in

Ikoro Ekiti in Ijero Local Government area of Ekiti State. Efforts of resolving disputes in the

western 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 law

court system in dispute resolution have been very minimal as many prefer locally traditional

knowledge and procedure. 

This general objective of the study was to assess the AJO OGBON AND OLUKORO IN

COUNCIL indigenous  dispute  resolution mechanism   in  rural Ikoro Ekiti.  Specifically, to

identify  the types,  procedure  and   sources of  dispute  in the  area with  regard  to  the  AJO

OGBON 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 was

from AJO OGBON, OLUKORO IN COUNCIL and individuals at community level. The

study   was   conducted   using   data   collection   techniques   which   involves   administration   of

questionnaires   to   elicit   information   from   them.   Descriptive   statistics   such   as   frequency

distribution,   simple   percentage   and   test   statistic   and   content   analysis   were   employed   to

analyse all generated data.

The   study   found   that   disputes   such   as   witch   craft   accusations,   land   grabbing,