Reparation Process and the Reconciliation of Boko Haram, Herdsmen/Farmers, Niger Delta Militants and Biafra sit-at-home Conflicts in Nigeria: The Transitional Justice Approach

Reparation process and reconciliation of conflicts is a core aspect of the transitional justice approach. This mechanism has been argued to be a veritable strategy to addressing the mirage of conflicts and violent conflicts in Nigeria. This paper assessed the reparation process and reconciliation of Boko Haram, Herdsmen/farmers, Niger Delta militants and Biafra sit-at-home conflicts in Nigeria. The paper is discoursed based on the transitional justice approach. Its analytical framework was anchored on the conflict resolution theoretical persuasion. The design of the paper is the survey research design. Data was generated from a sample size of 554 derived from the 2023 Nigeria’s population estimate put at 223,804,632 via the use of the Taro Yamene formula. Instrument for data gathering was a likert scaled questionnaire; administered and retrieved from respondents. While secondary information gotten via documentary materials complimented needed information for the paper. Data was analyzed using percentages, scaling and other statistical tools while the single hypothesis of the paper was tested via Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Coefficient (r). The paper concluded that transitional justice is usually considered in violence and conflict affected politics as inter-wined with one another in other to promote post-violence socio-economic and political stability. Thus, the paper revealed that transitional justice processes such as reparation and reconciliation, addresses economic, social and cultural rights issues in addition to rule of law and human rights as an essential part of the main causes of violence, conflicts and repression. Accordingly, the paper recommends that; the Nigerian government should pay attention towards stopping the prevalence of impunity and enshrining values that underscore justice and reconciliation by adopting and deepening the transitional justice approach of reparation process and reconciliation of the Boko-Haram, Herder/farmers, Niger Delta Militants and Biafra sit-at-home conflicts in Nigeria.