When PIND came to my community, Sagana, in Brass Local Government Area, to facilitate the installation of a solar refrigeration hub, we also received peacebuilding and conflict management training that helped us to resolve an existing inter-communal dispute. We were at war with a neighboring community, Igbematoro, over boundary lines.
An armed militant had initiated the conflict by setting up a flag and sign boards in some parts of our community, claiming it for Igbematoro. The situation was so bad that residents from each community stopped visiting the other. We did not fetch water or fish from their streams; they avoided ours too. The situation However, after PIND’s training, we initiated peace talks and resolved our issues. These days, cordial relations have resumed between both communities.
