O.Oko Elechi is Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin--Parkside. His research has been published extensively in international publications, including the International Journal of Comparative and Applied CriminalJustice; The International Review of Victimology;Community Safety Journal and the Journal of CriminalJustice Education.

• 1. Introduction 2. Restorative Justice: Theoretical Perspectives 3. The Custom/Law Debate in the African Context 4. Research Method 5. Nigeria in Post-Colonial Africa 6. Historical Overview of Afikpo Town 7. Indigenous Institutions of Conflict Resolution in Afikpo 8. Afikpo Women and the Traditional Justice System 9. Responding to Breach of Custom/Regulations and Other Offenses

O.Oko Elechi is Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin--Parkside. His research has been published extensively in international publications, including the International Journal of Comparative and Applied CriminalJustice; The International Review of Victimology;Community Safety Journal and the Journal of CriminalJustice Education.

• 1. Introduction 2. Restorative Justice: Theoretical Perspectives 3. The Custom/Law Debate in the African Context 4. Research Method 5. Nigeria in Post-Colonial Africa 6. Historical Overview of Afikpo Town 7. Indigenous Institutions of Conflict Resolution in Afikpo 8. Afikpo Women and the Traditional Justice System 9. Responding to Breach of Custom/Regulations and Other Offenses

O.Oko Elechi is Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin--Parkside. His research has been published extensively in international publications, including the International Journal of Comparative and Applied CriminalJustice; The International Review of Victimology;Community Safety Journal and the Journal of CriminalJustice Education.

• 1. Introduction 2. Restorative Justice: Theoretical Perspectives 3. The Custom/Law Debate in the African Context 4. Research Method 5. Nigeria in Post-Colonial Africa 6. Historical Overview of Afikpo Town 7. Indigenous Institutions of Conflict Resolution in Afikpo 8. Afikpo Women and the Traditional Justice System 9. Responding to Breach of Custom/Regulations and Other Offenses