Abstract
This paper presents the results of a questionnaire survey of households and housing facilities carried out in 2007 in six wards of Ondo city in Ondo State of Nigeria. A total of 421 (2.39%) residential buildings were sampled. The study revealed that domestic conflict occurs most in tenement buildings where residents have to share facilities and amenities. This paper examines the nature, causes, and consequences of domestic conflict among residents and the methods of resolving such conflicts. It argues that indigenous strategies of conflict management work best in traditional societies and advocates their application in settlements with similar indigenous culture.
Highlights
Indigenous knowledge (IK) has been overhauled in all its ramifications, in areas of agriculture (Radcliff et al, 1995; Richards, 1989; Warren, 1996; Warren & Rajasekaran, 1993; Wahab, 1996) and health (WHO, 1976; Egunjobi & Osunwole, 1996)
The aim of this paper is to examine the interface between indigenous knowledge and conflict management, the relevance of local dispute-resolution mechanisms for housing-induced domestic violence in Ondo City, Ondo State Nigeria
The inability of housing units to provide equal access to basic facilities and services amongst its occupants has resulted in domestic conflicts
Summary
Indigenous knowledge (IK) has been overhauled in all its ramifications, in areas of agriculture (Radcliff et al, 1995; Richards, 1989; Warren, 1996; Warren & Rajasekaran, 1993; Wahab, 1996) and health (WHO, 1976; Egunjobi & Osunwole, 1996). According to Richards (1992), cited in Warren et al (1995: 476), “indigenous knowledge is celebrated by many of its advocates as the single largest knowledge resource not yet mobilized in the development enterprise”. Peace is an unambiguous prerequisite to socio-economic, political, and environmental development of any nation. The hinderance to peace is manifested when societal unrests ensue at communal or national level, but the unseen forces behind the societal discontents are the aggregate of domestic dissatisfaction which, in turn, engenders conflict of all descriptions. Substandard and insufficient domestic facilities, such as water, toilet, bathroom, kitchen, drainage, and electricity within dwelling units, often lead to domestic conflict among residents. This can make the environment look rather chaotic and sometimes with uneasy calm
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