ABSTRACT The research investigated the root-cause of the 2013-2014 unrests witnessed by communities in Makurdi and environs while examining the effects on the welfare of lives and livelihoods. Substantially, the study assessed the response and preparedness, adaptation and resilience strategies of communities to the event aiming at proffering possible solutions. Data sourced were drawn from primary and secondary sources; questionnaire and oral interviews from the field and State Emer...
OKIBE, A. Daniel, holds a B. Sc. Geography honors, Master of Disaster Risk Management from the University of Maiduguri and the Federal University of Technology Minna respectively. He is a fre
