Socio-Political Dimensions of Identity and Conflict among Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria

Adi Helen Wabuji(1), Oluyemi O. Fayomi(2),


(1) Covenant University
(2) Nigerian Army University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34007/jlpr.v3i2.1028

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Conflict; Ethnicity; Fulani Herders; Identity; Nigeria; Pastoralism; Socio-Political Dynamics

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