{"id":57907,"date":"2018-06-20T12:51:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T11:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=57907"},"modified":"2019-11-22T14:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T13:40:59","slug":"fulani-herdsmen-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/fulani-herdsmen-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulani Herdsmen Attack in Enugu, Benue and Lagos Nigeria \u2013 Here\u2019s All You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fulani herdsmen are nomadic herders, whose history can be traced to the Futa Jalon mountains of West Africa, and\u00a0whose primary occupation is raising livestock. They\u00a0are largely located in the Sahel and semi-arid parts of\u00a0West Africa but due to changes in climate patterns many herdsmen have moved further south into the savannah and tropical forest belt of West Africa.<\/p>\n

Fulani\u00a0herdsmen are found in countries such as\u00a0Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Cote d\u2019Ivoire and\u00a0Cameroon. In Senegal, they inhabit northeastern Ferlo and the southeastern part of the country.<\/p>\n

History Of Fulani Herdsmen In Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The history of Fulani herdsmen\u00a0in Nigeria dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries when they started migrating into Northern Nigeria from the Senegambia region.<\/p>\n

After the Uthman Dan Fodio jihad, the Fulanis integrated into the Hausa ethnic group of Northern Nigeria. During the dry season when tsetse fly population was reduced,\u00a0Fulani\u00a0herdsmen\u00a0began to drive their cattle\u00a0to the middle belt zone dominated by non-Hausa groups, returning to the north at the onset of the rainy season.<\/p>\n

But while managing the herd and driving cattle, cattle grazing on farmlands sometimes leads to the destruction of crops, becoming a source of conflict between the herdsmen and farmers.<\/p>\n

To tackle this, in 1978, Nigeria implemented\u00a0the land use act which\u00a0gave\u00a0state or federal government the right to assign and lease land and also gave indigenes the right to apply and be given a certificate of occupancy to claim ownership of their ancestral lands.<\/p>\n

\"Fulani<\/p>\n

This placed the Fulanis in a difficult position because most of them did not apply for lands of occupancy of their grazing routes and recurring transhumance movement will lead to encroachment of the properties of others. This also led the federal government to carve out\u00a0some areas as grazing routes but this has not reduced clashes as there have been reports of clashes between the herdsmen and farmers across Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From 1996 to 2006 about 121 people lost their lives in Bauchi and Gombe states as a result of conflicts between\u00a0Fulani herdsmen\u00a0and farmers.<\/p>\n

Many communities, particularly in the North Central and South-Eastern states, have also recently faced severe attacks allegedly perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n

Since January 2016, about 10 Agatu communities in Benue State have suffered unprecedented hardship in the hands of men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. About 500 Agatu villagers have reportedly lost their lives to the herdsmen.<\/p>\n

In Abia State communities of Uzuakoli in Bende Local Government Area, Ebem and Akanu in Ohafia and Umuchieze in Umunneochi, there have been cases of deadly clashes between rural farmers and the cattle breeders.<\/p>\n

The invasion of farmlands in Ebem and Akanu communities nearly resulted in bloodbaths but the wisdom of the leaders in the community who timely reported to the authorities saved bloody clashes.\u00a0Some of the cases were so serious that Abia State Government had to intervene, preventing the youths of the communities from retaliating. It set up a peace committee that quelled the then imminent doom.<\/p>\n

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The case is not different in Enugu State.\u00a0Of the 482 communities in\u00a0the\u00a0State, one cannot point to\u00a0one community that has not had its fair share of Fulani herdsmen\u2019s barbaric activities which leave in their wake, perennial tears of sorrow as\u00a0incidents of killing, robbery, rape, maiming and kidnapping by the cattle herdsmen have inflicted pains on most farmers, leaving them\u00a0in fear.<\/p>\n

In March 2014,\u00a0suspected Fulani herdsmen allegedly killed Tamgbo Ogueji, a member of the traditional rulers\u2019 cabinet at Eke Community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The deceased, aged 85, was shot in his house in the early hours over an undisclosed issue with the herdsmen.<\/p>\n

The town of Nkpologu Community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was, in January 2015, thrown into mourning following news of the death of a young woman on New Year’s Eve, during a Fulani herdsmen\u2019s robbery attack on a commuter bus.<\/p>\n

In April 2016, suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Ukpabi Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state, killing scores. The herdsmen, numbering more than 100, reportedly stormed the sleeping community in the early hours of a Monday morning, carrying guns, bows, arrows, machetes and swords to execute their mission.<\/p>\n

The attack of Fulani herdsmen have not only been witnessed in North-Central and South-East alone,\u00a0Farmers in Lagun, Iyana Offa, Offa, Atagba, Lapata and their surrounding communities in Lagelu Local Council Area of Ibadan, Oyo State, alleged that a group of Fulani armed men attacked their communities, carting away valuables.<\/p>\n

\"Fulani<\/p>\n

Government Response To The Attacks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a bid to curb these violent clashes, a bill, sponsored by Senator Zainab Kure, was\u00a0proposed.<\/p>\n

The bill titled\u00a0\u201cNational Grazing Reserve (Establishment) Bill 2016\u201d, will\u00a0provide for the establishment of the National Grazing Reserve Commission which shall have power to, among other things, establish at least one Cattle Reserve in each state of the federation.<\/p>\n

But many have kicked against the proposed bill to create\u00a0grazing zones across the country, arguing that the decision is ill-advised, against the land use act and overriding public interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fulani herdsmen are nomadic herders, whose history can be traced to the Futa Jalon mountains of West Africa, and\u00a0whose primary occupation is raising livestock. They\u00a0are largely located in the Sahel and semi-arid parts of\u00a0West Africa but due to changes in climate patterns many herdsmen have moved further south into the savannah and tropical forest belt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,211],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFulani Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria \u2013 Here\u2019s All You Need To Know<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many Nigerians have lost their lives to Fulani Herdsmen attacks. 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