Farmer-Herder Crisis And The Ekiti State Anti Grazing Law: The Human Rights Question

Abstract

This paper critically investigates the impact of the anti-grazing law as an appropriate security management tool for addressing the farmers-herders crisis in Ekiti state of Nigeria. The study also examines the human rights implication of the law on the constitutional rights of the herders and the constitutional duties of the government. Quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection were adopted. The data consists of questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Findings reveals that the Ekiti State Government employed a multi-layer approach to the management of the farmers-herders crisis by setting up regional security outlets to implement the Anti-Grazing Law. The study also concludes that th e law is in no way an infraction of the fundamental human rights of citizens. The study recommends that the national assembly should adopt the anti-grazing law nationally to address the crisis all over the country.