• Paul, A. H
• Allison, B. R
• Dickay S. A.

The series of ethnic and religious conflict in Wukari local government area of Taraba State is a thing of concerned and its impact on the educational development of the area. The objectives are; to determine the effects of ethno-religious crisis on educational development and to establish the strategies to be adopted to abate the continuous occurrence of ethnic and religious crisis in Wukari local government area. Conflict perspective was used to strengthen the data. Primary data were collected with the aid of questionnaires using Stratified and Random sampling techniques while Chi-square and SPSS20 was the instrument for data analysis. A total of one hundred questionnaires (100) were administered and ninety-six (96) were retrieved. The respondents agreed that one of the effects of ethno-religious conflict is the retardation of the educational sectors. And also the respondents agreed that Political leaders, traditional rulers, community/religious leaders, youth organization and non-governmental organization should be united with the aspiration of promoting peace and development among the various ethno-religious groups in the state. It is recommended that government should ensure peace and security through training and retraining of security personnel, giving the traditional rulers and community leader’s functional roles in promoting and ensuring peace and unity among the citizens.

Impact, Ethno, Religious, Crises, Educational, Development

"Impact of Ethno Religious Crises on Educational Development in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State Nigeria", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 11, page no.436-448, November-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907R70.pdf

"Impact of Ethno Religious Crises on Educational Development in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State Nigeria", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 11, page no. pp436-448, November-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907R70.pdf