Commercial Vehicle Drivers & Security Challenges in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Interrogating Urban Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa

      Аннотация: This book interrogates the dimensions of urban violence in sub Saharan Africa with specific focus on Ado-Ekiti in Nigeria. Working class has joined the leagues of perpetrators of violent conflicts globally. They are supposed to be ambassadors of peace and harmony in their communities. For instance, commercial vehicle drivers are members of Civil Society Organisations (CSO) in Nigeria and simultaneously perpetrators of violent crimes. Surprisingly, The State through the politicians has become instigator of violence in Connivance with commercial vehicle drivers for political benefits. This book interrogates these issues in five chapters. Chapter one provides the background information concerning the subject. The second chapter presents the theoretical framework and also the review of selected and relevant literature. Third chapter showcases some of the instances of violent outings perpetrated by commercisl vehicle drivers in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Chapter four provides the analysis of the findings from fieldwork, while chapter five contains the summary, conclusion and recommendations. This book provides explanations to the new war thesis as argued by Mary Kaldor.

Ключевые слова: security, urban areas, Violence