HERDSMEN AND IN NIGERIA

Herder-farmer other wise known as herdsmen in Nigeria.

They are known to be cattle rearers in Nigeria until recently when the need to know who they really are was raised, due to their involvement in land grazing and the recent killings in Nigeria. Herdsmen are Fulani or Hausa(Northern part of Nigeria) cattle rearers from the Tiv or Tarok tribe. The cause for the movement of this herdsmen from the north towards some parts of easthern and western Nigeria are believed to be caused by the everonmental condition, soil degradation, and a search for pastureland for their cattles.
This have resulted to a lot of clashes between the herdsmen and farmers, who have been complaining about the over grazing that have been going on on their farm lands by the herdsmen cattles. This have resulted into multiple clashes between the herdsmen and farmers, and have also claimed lots of lives and properties in the country. This killings have been experienced more in states like Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa and Taraba. Due to their activities in the country some people see them as a terriost group, some people say they are part of the BokoHaram set.
This are assumptions that need proofs although they pose to be a time bomb which is going to explode at any time. The Nigerian government have not been able to control the situation at hand, though the Federal government have aloted 5arces of grazing land for the herdsmen, it doesn't look like the herdsmen want such offers.

From information gathered about who this herdsmen are:
Most herdsmen are not cattle rearers most of them are not from the northern part of Nigeria, they are believed to come from neighboring Chad, Niger and other Fulani enclaves outside the Nigerian state, and so most of this herdsmen are not actual owners of this cattle's. They are believed to be protecting this cattle's for prominent people in Nigeria.

More information will be researched on for more details.