Children of war in Yoruba and Aja culture and society in precolonial West Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Adesina, Oluwakemi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-18T16:26:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-18T16:26:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the twentieth and early twenty-first century, the world became particularly strident in commending the use of “child soldiers or the exposure of the underaged boys to war conditions. However, to historians of West Africa, the use of war-boys was the bitter sweet legacy of the pre-colonial West African society that recruited these boys as military cadets to enhance the strength of their respective states. With a focus of the military conditions of Ibadan and Dahomey, this paper examines the West African tradition of promoting the use of boy soldiers since pre-colonial times. It also deals with the implication of the practice of the state concerned and the remarkable effect on the societal values and ethos. Aja and Yoruba traditions are rich in the colourful portrayal of these boys and their pivotal roles in significant historical events. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2006-2818 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.run.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4003 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Lapai Journal of Nigerian History | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 14; No 1 | |
| dc.title | Children of war in Yoruba and Aja culture and society in precolonial West Africa | |
| dc.type | Article |
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