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Nigeria's Plan For Cattle Herders Triggers Some Negative Rea

PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:55 am
by NewsReporter
VOA - Arts and Entertainment


Nigeria's government for years has been seeking a lasting solution to the conflict between farmers and herders over grazing lands, a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives.  The country's middle belt region is most affected by the dispute but recently the government introduced a settlement plan for herders aimed at ending the clashes.  But the settlements, known as RUGA in Hausa, are meeting some resistance - as Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja.