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Rather than aspects of the military intervention theories, the author presents in this paper facts related to the rupture of civilian power and of democratic institutions in Nigeria, caused by the military take over in 1993. He approaches militarism as the arbiter of political disputes in that country, evaluating thre estages of the process: the July 1993 elections, the "Interim National Govenment" (ING), and what he calls the "messianic instincts" of the military junta. In his concluding remarks, he sketches the persp ; Neste trabalho, o autor apresenta aspectos não das teorias das intervenções militares, mas de fatos concretos ligados à ruptura do poder civil e de instituições democráticas da Nigéria, ocasionada pela tomada do poder em 1993 por uma junta militar. Procura por essa via abordar o militarismo como árbitro de disputas políticas naquele país, percorrendo três etapas do processo: as eleições de junho de 1993, o "Interim National Governament"(ING) e o que chama de "instintos messiânicos" da junta militar. Ao final, indica perspectivas para uma cultura política democrática abrangente da Nigéria.

Chapter 1 Nigeria After a Century of Nationhood -- Chapter 2 Nigeria up to 1914: Some Emerging Political and Economic Issues -- Chapter 3 Nigeria Between 1914 and 1960: Constitutional Changes and Crises in an Era of Colonialism -- Chapter 4 Post-Colonial Nigeria: Power and Politics in the First Republic, 1960-66 -- Chapter 5 The Executive Arm of Government in Nigeria -- Chapter 6 The National Assembly -- Chapter 7 The Judiciary in Nigeria: Its Many Phases and Challenges -- Chapter 8 Federalism in Nigeria -- Chapter 9 Local Government and Governance in Nigeria -- Chapter 10 Political Party and Party Politics in Nigeria -- Chapter 11 Election and Electoral Administration in Nigeria -- Chapter 12 Nigerian Economy during Colonial Era: An Overview -- Chapter 13 The Nigerian Debt Crisis -- Chapter 14 Nationalism and National Integration in Nigeria -- Chapter 15 The Niger Delta, Oil Politics and the Nigerian State -- Chapter 16 Population Census Administration in Nigeria Chapter -- 17 Military Intervention in Nigerian Politics -- Chapter 18 Civil-Military Relations in Nigeria -- Chapter 19 Inter-Group Relations and Party Politics in Nigeria -- Chapter 20 Politics of Pension Reform in Nigeria.

It is incontrovertible that mono-causal analysis of conflict is no longer tenable, as conflict is caused by a confluence of factors. Over the years, intra-ethnic conflict in Ebiraland has attracted scholarly works. However, amid the myriad of variables accentuating conflict in Ebiraland, clan politics seems to be dominant but the intensity of the conflict has reduced since Governor Yahaya Bello's administration in Kogi state in 2015. Hence the relative peace in an area hitherto embroiled with hostilities. Anchored on conflict management theory, with reliance on primary and secondary data sources, the study attempts to answer the following questions: What was the state of the conflict in Ebiraland before the Yahaya Bello's regime? What conflict resolution mechanisms did the Governor deploy to achieve the relative peace in that part of the state? What measures should be in place towards sustaining the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the area even at the expiration of the tenure of the curent administration? These, among other issues,constitute the theme of this study. Keywords: Intra-ethnic conflict, clan politics, Ebiraland, Kogi State, Nigeria