Youths Militias, Self Determination and Resource Control Struggles in the Niger-delta Region of Nigeria

The objectives of the study are to examine: a) The resource struggles and conflicts in the Niger-delta region and the role of youths in it; b) The objectives, methods, strategies and conducts of youth engagement; c) The youth movements and militias and their confrontations with the Nigerian state, MNCs and other ethnic groups/communities; d) The results, ramifications and implications of the conflicts; e) The interventions and policies, their effectiveness or otherwise and efforts at peacemaking