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Conflict refers to a struggle over values or claims to status, power, and scarce resources, in which the aims of conflicting parties are not only to gain the desired values, but also to neutralize, injure or eliminate their rivals. Such conflicts may take place between individuals, collectivities, or between individuals and collectivities” (Coser, 1956; 10). Nnoli (1998) postulates that armed conflict is inevitable and manifests in many societies. Conflict may be on a small scale and localized or on a large scale. The former refers to the type of conflict which is fought in a relative short period of time with the use of small arms and light weapons such as machine guns, self-loading pistols, rifles, bowls and arrows, knives and cutlasses (United Nations, 1997). On the other hand, a large scale conflict may be fought at national, regional and international level. For instance large scale conflicts manifested itself in Somalia, Rwanda and Liberia (Nnoli 1998).