An Outlook into Tangle’s Conflict Resolution Mechanism
Subject Areas : Iranian Sociological Review
Enoch Amila Shehu
1
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Keneth Mela
2
1 - Department of political science, Faculty of social sciences, Fedaral University Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
2 - Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Social Science, Federal University Gashua, Yobe State Nigeria
Keywords: Conflict, Mai, Nigeria, Resolution, Tangle, Traditional ,
Abstract :
The research ‘An Outlook into Tangle's Conflict Resolution Mechanism' was motivated to finds: the philosophical underpinning of Tangle's conflict resolution mechanism, structures of the Tangle conflict resolution model and from historical perspective changed and its cause. Data was generation through interview and content analysis. The research was anchored on social capital theory. The people who bear the name Tangle migrated from Yemen and are now in north eastern Nigeria, the southern part of Gombe state, and are found in Akko and Billiri local government areas. The name originated from their king's greeting, i.e., Le-Tangal. The research discovered that Tangle's conflict resolution changed just as society evolved, while from 18181 to 1906, her philosophy was more principal than in any other epoch. It has decentralised institutional structure from kwi mana (family head) to Mai yelli (supreme King of Tangle kingdom). In other words, it went from a small part of the kingdom to the central authority, i.e., the Ponar council headed by Kwagam Tangle (shield of Tangle). Succession to the throne of Mai is largely hereditary, and other councils than Mai, membership by age and character. Conflict settlement is decentralised at centre with Mai Yelli and Kwi mana at family level. The traditional institutions were reduced to custodial of culture with insignificant power to mediate. First was integration of the kingdom into a British colony in 1906 and followed by the establishment of native court in 1920.
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