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

Rinder, Banditen und Gewalt: Viehdiebstahl in Nordnigeria
[journal article]

Olaniyan, Azeez
Yahaya, Aliyu

Abstract

In jüngster Zeit hat sich der Viehraub in Nigeria zu einer bedrohlichen Form der Kriminalität entwickelt; der Norden ist am stärksten betroffen. Viehdiebstähle haben in den vergangenen Jahren zum Raub zahlreicher Rinder, zum Tod von Menschen und zu massiver Zerstörung von Eigentum geführt. Tägliche ... view more

In jüngster Zeit hat sich der Viehraub in Nigeria zu einer bedrohlichen Form der Kriminalität entwickelt; der Norden ist am stärksten betroffen. Viehdiebstähle haben in den vergangenen Jahren zum Raub zahlreicher Rinder, zum Tod von Menschen und zu massiver Zerstörung von Eigentum geführt. Tägliche Berichte über entsprechende Ereignisse im Norden Nigerias bestätigen, dass der Viehdiebstahl inzwischen erheblich zu den wachsenden Sicherheitsproblemen des Landes beiträgt. Er ist zu einem großen Geschäft geworden, an dem Viehhalter, große Syndikate und schwerbewaffnete Banditen beteiligt sind. Trotz des zunehmenden Umfangs der Raubzüge und ihrer gesellschaftlichen Folgen wird diese Situation bislang nicht angemessen wissenschaftlich erforscht. Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich den Ursachen und Folgen des Viehdiebstahls in Nigeria und zeigt Reaktionen des Staates auf.... view less


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 ... view more

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 confirmed that cattle rustlings have significantly contributed to the increasing security challenges facing the Nigerian state and seem to have become big business involving the herders, big-time syndicates, and heavily armed bandits. However, despite the growing level of cattle rustling and its consequences for society, the situation has yet to receive adequate scholarly interrogation. This paper investigates the causes and consequences of, and state responses to cattle rustling in Nigeria.... view less

Keywords
Nigeria; animal husbandry; larceny; organized crime; violent crime; West Africa

Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law

Document language
English

Publication Year
2016

Page/Pages
p. 93-105

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 51 (2016) 3

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0


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