Grazing Violence Metamorphosis

Nigeria is fighting several domestic wars on different front-lines. In the last two weeks, nomadic herders\’ violent activities in the South-West region have dominated media attention. The invasion of armed herders and the efforts by resisting farmers have led to several deaths, destruction of property, and ethnoreligious tensions and generated contentious politics between the federal government and the subordinate units.

This edition of Nextier SPD Weekly examines the metamorphosis of grazing violence and highlights how the escalation can be addressed, especially now that President Buhari has appointed new service chiefs.