Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Self-Determination in Post-Colonial NigeriaChallenges and Prospects

What is it about?

This article examines the concept of self-determination under international law and its relevance in the context of advancing the rights of indigenous peoples. Using Abuja peoples of Nigeria, the Ogoni peoples of Nigeria and the Igbo people of Nigeria as case studies, it identifies and discusses the challenges to the realisation of the rights of indigenous peoples to self-determination in a post-colonial Nigeria. The paper also makes several recommendations and points out more ways that can enhance the realisation and enjoyment of the right to self-determination by indigenous groups in Nigeria.

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