Herdsmen and Farmers Crisis in Ekiti State, 2014 - 2018: An Interrogation

Abstract

This study examined the farmer and herder crisis in Ekiti State between 2014 and 2018. The research also traced the history of the Fulani in the State. A retrospect and review of the facts was made, in order that scholars would have an insight on perceptions as well as the strategic challenges that brought to fore the crisis.The study relied on documentary data. The documentary data were sourced from newspapers, journal papers, internet sources and correspondence. The documentary was subjected to internal and external criticism for authentication, and then to textual and contextual analyses. It also complimented the secondary data with few primary data, from unprinted sources.The research identified the influence of climate on the crisis.