Nigeria is a country which consist of several minor and major ethnic groups ,which came into existence with different social,political,cultural and economic formation. However,during the period of colonialism and amalgamation,the distinct groups were merged together to form a nation in 1914 at the instance of the British colonialists.

Intergroup relations can be defined as the Relationships or interactions between two or more different social and linguistic ethnic groups. Such interaction could be engendered by marriage,trade,migration,war and conquest. Interactions could also be through Diplomacy or quest for economic power. The interactions and relations between social groups is as old as when men began to organize themselves into separate territory based on political society. It is necessary to start with the histories of individual groups ,but we need to lay greater stress on the intergroup relationships,to compare developments within the various groups ,and to relate developments in each group to the emerging Nigeria......
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