Paper long abstract:

The triumph of capitalism in the late 1980s have thrown up new issues of interdependence among states, environmental, gender, human rights, and the interplay of national, regional and global response to conflicts. Nigeria, the most populous black nation, and richly endowed with immense human and material resources is today grappling with oil resource conflicts in the Niger Delta. This development is not unconnected with the reckless and illegal plundering of oil resources by the state and oil multinationals that have resulted in the destruction of the environment and gross violation of human rights.

However, the church is considered as a source of hope and at different times in world history it has complemented the efforts of state in fostering social development and peace. Therefore, this paper will examine the causes of the conflicts in the region and to extent to which the church performing its traditional role of peace-making in conflict situation, and its constraints in the Niger Delta context.