ROLE OF RELIGION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN SOUTHERN KADUNA

This study examines role of religion in conflict resolution in Southern Kaduna. The study was guided by two research questions. 2 hypotheses were formulated ant tested. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design which explores and describes the opinions, feelings, views, preferences and attitudes of the selected sample of the population of the study. The population of this study consisted of 2760 cleargy menin religious insitutions in southern Kaduna. The sample of the study is 249 respondents (clergy men). The instrument used for data collection was “Religion and Conflict Resolution Questionnaire (RCRQ). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. Chi-Square Statistics were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that religious leaders have significant role in conflict resolution in Southern Kaduna. The study also found that religious affiliation and conviction has significant role in conflict resolution in Southern Kaduna. It was therefore, recommended that government should give more attention to involving religious leaders in conflict resolution and peace building processes. They need to integrate all sorts of leadership at the community level, which would boost their level of understanding regarding each other