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RSS FeedsKatsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria
(WorldNews Africa)

 
 

5 july 2020 03:04:09

 
Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria
(WorldNews Africa)
 


The attacks are rooted in decades-long competition over resources between ethnic Fulani herders and farming communities. The herders are mostly nomadic and can be found on major highways and streets across the country herding their cattle, but they have become involved in deadly clashes with farmers in Nigeria`s north-western and central states. This is because these areas have suffered massive deforestation, due to the impact of the Sahara Desert spreading south, causing arable farming land to disappear and water to become scarce. Getty Images Nigeria's security challenges Source: BBC `The persistent clashes led to the formation of armed self-help groups, called vigilantes, by both...


 
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