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U.S. Spent $15 Million To Train over 46,000 In Dispute Resolution for Nigeria’s Northern, Middle Belt Regions

The United States (U.S.) on Tuesday said it is working with Nigeria to address and mitigate the drivers of conflict in Northern and Middle Belt regions of the country especially in ethnic, regional, and sectarian tensions across communities.

Towards this, the U.S. has over the past five years, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), invested $15 million in the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) programme.

A statement by the U.S. Mission in Abuja said “this initiative has trained more than 46,000 community members, including traditional leaders, women, men, and youth, in six States – Benue, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, and Plateau – on skills such as dispute resolution, early warning and early response, reconciliation efforts, and prevention of violent extremism.

“The CIPP programme has been helped mitigate violent conflict in at-risk communities and engaged women and youth in peace processes. A randomized control trial, which compared how the activity worked in its target communities with nearby communities that did not include any interventions, showed that despite the overall increase in violence in Plateau, Benue, and other States, violent conflict was lower in communities where USAID worked. 

“For instance, after four years of implementation, the study showed that only 29 percent of CIPP treatment communities experienced violent incidents, compared to 55 percent in control communities – a difference of 26 percent.”

“The CIPP activity has shown that a timely investment in peace can yield remarkable dividends,” said USAID Mission Director, Melissa A. Jones at yesterday’s ceremony. “Individuals trained in conflict mediation skills across Nigeria’s Middle Belt helped resolve hundreds of disputes before they escalated further,” she added.

The statement said that “as part of its closeout plan, USAID will transfer some of CIPP’s community structures, such as Conflict Mitigation Regional Councils and Women Peace Councils, to its new Peace Action for Rapid and Transformative Nigerian Early Response activity.

“This will ensure continuity and sustained progress in our shared mission to promote peace and security in the northern and middle-belt regions.”

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