Introduction -- Traditional authority, security governance, and Nigerian agency / David Ehrhardt, David Oladimeji Alao, and M. Sani Umar -- Part I: Continuity and Change -- Assessing the capacity of traditional institutions and authorities in maintaining security and peace: A historical perspective / M. Sani Umar -- The changing roles of traditional authorities in security management: A case-study of the Benin area of Edo State / Eghosa E. Osaghae -- Female traditional institutions and the travails of conflict management, peace, and security in Ekiti society / Funmilayo Idowu Agbaje -- The diminishing relevance of traditional rulers and securitization in the South West / David Oladimeji Alao -- The changing roles of traditional authorities in conflict, security and peacebuilding in Katagum and Misau Emirate Councils in Bauchi State / Ahmed Salisu Garba -- Part II: Contemporary Problems and Solutions -- Importing militant jihadists: Analysing the response of traditional authorities to Muslim youth extremism in the Nigeria-Niger border areas of Sokoto State / Murtala Ahmed Rufa'i -- Traditional institutions and the management of herders-farmers conflicts in Nasarawa State / J. Shola Omotola -- Traditional rulers and the Amotekun Regional Security Network in the South West / Oludayo Tade -- Traditional authority and grassroots' peace-building mechanisms in Lagos / Ayodele Ibrahim Shittu -- Politicisation of the appointment of traditional rulers and the challenges of conflict and security management in Umuahia, Abia State / Freedom C. Onuoha and Chukwuemeka Enyiazu. -- Conclusion -- Creative genius in postcolonial Nigeria: Re-imagining traditional rulership at a safe distance from politics / David Ehrhardt, David Oladimeji Alao, and M. Sani Umar.

"Exploring the contentious landscape of Nigeria's escalating violence, this book describes the changing roles of traditional authorities in combatting contemporary security challenges. Set against a backdrop of widespread security threats - including insurgency, land disputes, communal violence, regional independence movements, and widespread criminal activities - perhaps more than ever before, Nigeria's conventional security infrastructure seems ill-equipped for the job. This book offers a fresh, empirical analysis of the roles of traditional authorities - including kings, Ezes, Obas and Emirs - who are often hailed as potent alternatives to the state in security governance. It complicates the assumption that these traditional leaders, by virtue of their customary legitimacy and popular roots, are singularly effective in preventing and managing violence. Instead, in exploring their creative adaptation to governance roles after a dramatic postcolonial downturn, this book argues that traditional leaders can augment, but not substitute, the state in addressing insecurity. This book's in-depth analysis will be of interest to researchers and policy makers across African and security studies, political science, anthropology, and development"-- Provided by publisher.

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