EVALUATIONS OF FULANI HERDSMEN/FARMERS CLASHES AND THE WINDOW FOR CREATION OF CATTLE COLONIES IN NIGERIA
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2019-05-19
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DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI
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This study intends to investigate the menace of Fulani herdsmen crises that has gradually created a window which culminates to the quest for creation of cattle colonies in Nigeria. The study specifically examined the causes of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers and implication on the socio- economic lives of in Nigeria people. The sample of the study consists of selected affected Local Government areas of Nasarawa and Benue States. The researcher has interviewed the affected people to facilitate the study in the collection of data for analysis. Recommendation of the solution to the crisis is duly provided.
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