Abstract: Conflict between farmers and herders is not a recent phenomenon, rather is as old as the existence of agriculture and pastoralism. The existence of the conflict is not in question. But the gradual climax and juxtaposition of ethnicity by ethnic-chauvinists in a purely resource-based conflict has become more worrisome and a source of concern to many. However, ethnic twist in a resource-based conflict often metamorphoses into ethnic rivalry. Both farmers and herders are hitherto complementing the livelihood of each other and managing the conflict in their own traditional way for ages. The socio-economic ties are not only fast eroding but commonly characterized by ethnic divide and cleavages between Fulani who are the dominant herding groups and other ethnic farmers across Northern Nigeria. This development has unfolded an ethnic twist in the conflict in the midst of an already ethnically diverse society like Nigeria. Hence, over the last ten years, the Nigerian state is witnessing relentless violent attacks and.....
KEYWORDS: Conflict, Ethnicity, Farmer, Herder
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