Participatoy Communication as a Tool for eradicating Cultsim and Inter –Tribal Wars in Tombia Community

Abstract

This study investigated how participatory communication serves as an inclusive and dialogic approach to eradicating cultism and inter-tribal wars in Tombia community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was anchored on Modernisation and Participatory Communication theories.The descriptive research design was employed, and using Taro Yamane’s formula, a sample size of 384 respondents was drawned from a population of105,000 indigenes of Degema that make up the population of the study.The purposive and cluster sampling techniques was adopted for the study. The data for the study was gathered through the administration of the questionnaire to the target population.The data was presented on tables to help analyse the research objectives.Findings of the study lead to the conclusion and recommendations.