Abstract:
Reconciliation and peacebuilding serve as motivation to mitigate violent conflict
relapse in divided societies. Nigeria and Sri Lanka share similar experiences in
contemporary internal violent conflicts and colonial imperialism. The process of
sustaining reconciliation and peacebuilding demands coherence and active feedback
amongst state and non-state actors in order for its success. The intent of this paper is to
assess the mechanisms of implementation within the conceptual and theoretical
elements of healing, restorative justice, truth-telling and reparations. This paper further
emphasizes the lessons learnt from existing peacebuilding models. The study adopts
descriptive, critical and interpretive analysis by relying on secondary data with specific
reference to the Niger-Delta region in Nigeria that experienced peoples' agitations for
resource control of crude oil and natural gas derived from their lands.
