Cows, Bandits, and Violent Conflicts: Understanding Cattle Rustling in Northern Nigeria

Cattle rustlings have become a major crime in Nigeria recently, with the northern region being the hardest hit. In the past few years, rustling activities have resulted in the theft of a huge number of cows, deaths of people and destruction of property. Daily reports across the northern region have...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Azeez Olaniyan, Aliyu Yahaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Africa Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/afsp/article/view/989