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Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa

Adekola, Olalekan

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Nigeria is experiencing a major conflict between nomadic herdsmen and indigenous farmers. In 2016, the conflict led to the death of 2,500 people, displaced 62,000 others and led to loss of US$13.7 billion in revenue. In January 2018 alone, the conflict claimed the lives of 168 people.

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Adekola, O. (2018). Nigeria’s conflict is a result of environmental devastation across West Africa

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 22, 2018
Publication Date Jan 1, 2018
Deposit Date Mar 19, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal The Conversation
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Keywords Nigeria, conflict, environmental devastation, West Africa
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/872828
Publisher URL https://theconversation.com/nigerias-conflict-is-a-result-of-environmental-devastation-across-west-africa-91694
Related Public URLs https://theconversation.com/nigerias-conflict-is-a-result-of-environmental-devastation-across-west-africa-91694
Additional Information Additional Information : Article originally published in The Conversation

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