ANICHE, ALEXANDER and UGWU, LEONARD NGWU (2019) HERDSMEN AND FARMERS CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. ESUT Journal of Social Science. pp. 1-18.
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Abstract
The Fulani Herdsmen are nomadic people. In the past, the nomads have often come into conflicts with the local farmers. The conflicts have now continued to increase on a daily basis and the nature of the attacks has changed. Herdsmen now allegedly use firearms. Also in recent years, the herdsmen – farmers conflict is very common in many parts of Nigeria. Such conflicts have caused a lot of losses to Nigeria, the state, local communities and families. The Herdsmen – Farmers conflict has become a social problem for Nigeria and a source of national concern. The clash between herders and farmers has become a major cause of increasing violence and general insecurity in Nigeria. In most of these encounters, citizens are regularly killed, internally displaced and the destruction or loss of property leaves an already endangered populace even poorer. All the government responses so far have not yielded positive results to the problem. All these have implications for social work practice in Nigeria and hence the need for this work. Social work is a helping profession and thus, the need for exploration of areas for intervention.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2019 11:26 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2019 11:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2154 |
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