THE NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLIC TIONS OF HERDSMEN/FARMERS CONFLICTS IN KOGI STATE by B. A. Ojomah, S. P. Idakwoji, Y. P. Usman, F. O. Orokpo, Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume VII, Issue III, March 2019 Edition

Scirj Volume VII, Issue III, March 2019 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

THE NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLIC TIONS OF HERDSMEN/FARMERS CONFLICTS IN KOGI STATE

B. A. Ojomah, S. P. Idakwoji, Y. P. Usman, F. O. Orokpo

Abstract: The conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in different parts of Nigeria are one of the major national discourse in recent times because of the security challenges that are involved. This study was carried out to identify the security implications of these conflicts on Kogi State and the nation at large and suggest possible way forward. Data were generated from primary and secondary sources via interviews and literature search derived from earlier research work by these same authors titled Farmers/Herdsmen Crisis in Kogi State: Security and Developmental Implications. Analyses were qualitatively and quantitatively carried out. Findings reveal gross material, physical and psychological consequences of these conflicts, which suggest that the security implications are alarming. These combine with the existing national security issues facing Nigeria are signs that the country is drifting into a failed state. A policy formulation and implementation that recognizes the role of modernization and political economy to development and good governance are necessary antidotes to this drift.

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Search Terms: Conflicts, security, national security, modernization, political economy and failed state

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