International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2020
, the prevalence of cattle rustling has been widespread, where cattle raring obtain as a dominant... more , the prevalence of cattle rustling has been widespread, where cattle raring obtain as a dominant agricultural practice. Recent developments tend to have implicated cattle rustling in the rising wave of violence in northern Nigeria, as exemplified in the phenomenon of Boko Haram insurgency and herder/farmer conflicts This scenario has accentuated the significance of cattle rustling as a fundamental national security problematic in Nigeria. Consequentially, this would have adverse effect on lives and properties of the affected communities in the northwest states and in turn led to displacement of people and killing & stolen of cows in large number. (Daily Trust 2014 February; Okoli and Iortyer, 2014; (Okoli and Atelhe, 2014.) The recent classification of some Fulani herdsmen as Boko Haram collaborators by the Nigerian military and politicians reveals the complexities of violent clashes between cattle breeders and sedentary agriculturalists across different parts of the country. The alleged involvement of camel pastoralists from the Republic of Niger in some conflicts in the northwestern and central regions of Nigeria also highlights the need to investigate the multidimensional causes and the politicization of a problem that spills over to neighboring countries. For instance, analyses the relationship between herdsmen and farmers as an economic exchange of dairy products for grain, access to local markets, and the provision of manure on arable land while the cattle consume crop residues. Olaniyan, & Aliyu 2016; Okoli and Atelhe, 2014; Okoli and Iortyer, 2014).), However, the claims that, religious and cultural factors, are key to peaceful relationships that became less cordial as the Fulani migrated further south. This has led to several agitations in the past, notably by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), which advocates for the social, political, economic, and cultural integration of
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2020
, the prevalence of cattle rustling has been widespread, where cattle raring obtain as a dominant... more , the prevalence of cattle rustling has been widespread, where cattle raring obtain as a dominant agricultural practice. Recent developments tend to have implicated cattle rustling in the rising wave of violence in northern Nigeria, as exemplified in the phenomenon of Boko Haram insurgency and herder/farmer conflicts This scenario has accentuated the significance of cattle rustling as a fundamental national security problematic in Nigeria. Consequentially, this would have adverse effect on lives and properties of the affected communities in the northwest states and in turn led to displacement of people and killing & stolen of cows in large number. (Daily Trust 2014 February; Okoli and Iortyer, 2014; (Okoli and Atelhe, 2014.) The recent classification of some Fulani herdsmen as Boko Haram collaborators by the Nigerian military and politicians reveals the complexities of violent clashes between cattle breeders and sedentary agriculturalists across different parts of the country. The alleged involvement of camel pastoralists from the Republic of Niger in some conflicts in the northwestern and central regions of Nigeria also highlights the need to investigate the multidimensional causes and the politicization of a problem that spills over to neighboring countries. For instance, analyses the relationship between herdsmen and farmers as an economic exchange of dairy products for grain, access to local markets, and the provision of manure on arable land while the cattle consume crop residues. Olaniyan, & Aliyu 2016; Okoli and Atelhe, 2014; Okoli and Iortyer, 2014).), However, the claims that, religious and cultural factors, are key to peaceful relationships that became less cordial as the Fulani migrated further south. This has led to several agitations in the past, notably by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), which advocates for the social, political, economic, and cultural integration of
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