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THE MENACE OF CATTLE RUSTLING AND BANDITRY IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF KATSINA STATE
Abstract:
Cattle rustling and banditry has been a veritable threat to public safety and security in north-west Nigeria. It has led to loss of lives, human injury, population displacements, as well as loss of cattle in their numbers. This situation goes with repercussions that do not portend well for the collective wellbeing of the herding communities. It creates a sense of insecurity which has the capacity to hamper the productivity of the herding enterprise. The loss of cattle to rustlers means depletion of household income and communal resource of the herding community. It was based on this background, that this paper examined the menace of cattle rustling and banditry in north west Nigeria: A Case study of katsina state and the finding revealed that: Unwillingness to share grazing land, rampant drought and famine in the area: lack of sensitization of people to apply land use act of 1978; Claim for scarce resources ownership position of land; Grazing field account for conflict among herders and farmers; Decline in internal discipline and social cohesion among Fulani and farmers: Some recommendations to conflict resolution were: The federal and state commence the construction of grazing reserves and delineated stock routes for herders; Resolution and dialogue reached should be maintained
Key words: Cattle rustling; Banditry; Fulani herdsmen; Menace: Farmers