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| Title: | Colonialism and Intercommunity Relations: The Ifon-Ilobu Example |
| Author: | Adesoji, Abimbola O. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Periodical: | History in Africa |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Pages: | 1-19 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Yoruba social conflicts boundaries colonial policy History and Exploration Ethnic and Race Relations colonialism Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
| External link: | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/history_in_africa/v032/32.1adesoji.pdf |
| Abstract: | One major consequence of the different waves of migration in Yorubaland (Nigeria) up to the 19th century was the emergence of settlements located close to one another. As these settlements expanded, the desire for the control of land and exercise of dominance resulted in mutual distrust and antagonism and, in extreme cases, led to open conflict. One of the major preoccupations of the British colonial government in Nigeria was the management of intercommunity relations. In this context, this paper discusses the case of Ifon and Ilobu communities. Two factors combined to engender disharmony between Ifon and Ilobu during the colonial period: land ownership, usage and control; and the exercise of authority over chieftaincy matters. It is clear that the colonial government had a measure of respect for tradition in its management of Ifon-Ilobu relations, as demonstrated for example by the establishment of the Ross Boundary in 1924. However, by maintaining that the decisions leading to the setting up of this boundary were administrative only and devoid of legal effect, the colonial government sowed the seed of future disputes. Note, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] |
