C4PS Starts SITAN on Conflicts in Northern Nigeria, Plans Big Launch

The Civil Society Coalition on Peace and Security in Nigeria (C4PS) is starting a situation assessment (SITAN) of violent conflicts in Northern Nigeria this week (13th-17th, May, 2013). The assessment has the following objectives;

1.      To find out the number of conflicts that have occurred in target states and the responses made to them by appropriate institutions and communities.

2.      To find out the key actors in violent conflicts that have occurred in target communities and those most affected by such conflicts

3.      To find out the socio economic effects of violent conflicts in target states and communities as well as adequacy of efforts at ameliorating such effects.

4.      To find out the existing community and individual level mechanisms for peace building and conflict resolution as well as the appropriate knowledge and expertise available in target states

5.      To collate individual and community views on the causes and means of prevention of violent conflicts in target states.

It will also help the group to develop a plan of action for its activities for the rest of the year. The SITAN will be done in the states of Kaduna, Kano, Yobe, Bauchi, Plateau and Niger.

The coalition also plans a big launch and release of findings from the SITAN in June.

Jamil Mustapha

Interim Chair
C4PS.