Ochendo: An African Journal of Innovative Studies

This study focuses on traditional method of Dispute Resolution in Akuma in Oru-East Local Government Area of Imo state. It sought to establish how the people of Akuma have used it as an effective peace mechanism to prevent, mitigate, manage, and resolve conflicts, and to keep the community stable and peaceful. The study was conducted inAkuma, in Oru-East Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria. The methodology used in this research was collection of information from primary sources through interviews and questionnaire administration as well as from secondary sources through library research and internet. The data used for the project were the responses of teachers, council staff and traditional rulers randomly selected from the research area. The Mean and Simple Percentage Method formulae were used to analyze the data and interpret the results. The results revealed that the people of Akuma have developed widely used and effective indigenous mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflicts. The study concluded that there are latent political and socio-cultural conflicts threatening the peace of Akuma and recommended that these indigenous preventive mechanisms should be recognized and backed by law to complement the efforts at resolving disputes in Nigeria.

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