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Assessment Of The Implication Of Fulani Herdsmen Banditry Activities On Community Settlement
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Nigeria is under a severe internal and
security threat as the threat has political, economic and environmental
dimensions. Each of these dimensions has critically affected the
stability of the nation and can be traced to many factors in which the
Fulani-herdsmen appears to be major factor. Most worrisome in the
present development is the pillaging, raping, killing and kidnapping by
the so called Fulani herdsmen. Stories are found in the national dailies
on daily basis of how these shepherds strategically attack several
communities and houses, with sophisticated assault gunsAK-47.In recent
times, the killings recorded by Fulani herdsmen and farmers clash has
rampaged most communities, displacing them of their farmlands and loss
of their major source of livelihood. This is becoming unbearable with
the Fulani herdsmen always having their ways, leaving the farmers at
their mercy. Herdsmen attribute the roots of the crisis to religious
differences resulting in the killing of their cows while the farmers see
the herdsmen as a threat to their crops and agricultural produce since
the herdsmen allow their cows to feed on the farmer crops. However the
tolls keep going and at the extreme the activities of Fulani herdsmen
continue to affect community settlement.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY.
The
purpose of this study is to critically assess the implication of Fulani
herdsmen banditry activities on community settlement. Specifically it
is geared:
To examine the causes of Fulani herdsmen banditry activities on community settlement
To determine the implications of Fulani herdsmen activities on community members
To investigate the rate at which Fulani herdsmen banditry activities affects community members and settlement.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
study will enable Public security agents in Nigeria on the need to be
exposed (by way of periodic training) to the globally tenable best
practices and know-how of counter-banditry in order to boost their
operational efficiency in combating violent crimes and activities in
general. It will heighten the awareness of government on the need to
come up with credible and implementable policies to curb the incessant
attacks on common man and improve their livelihood. It will enlighten
community settlers on the need to be security conscious and prepare
themselves with other self-defence mechanism in the absence of quick
response from government enforcement agencies.finally the study will
also contribute to the general body of knowledge.
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