Muhammadu Buhari Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Herder–farmer violence ==== {{main|Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria}} {{see also|Communal conflicts in Nigeria}} The [[Middle Belt]] region of Nigeria has been vulnerable to clashes between farmers and cattle herders, two groups trying to secure arable land for grazing or farming and access to water.<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22" /> The intensity and politicization of the conflict along ethnic and religious divide increased during the administration of Buhari as instances of conflicts flared in parts of Southern Nigeria.<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22" /> About 300 civilians were killed in a village in [[Benue State]], Middle-Belt of the country and about 40 civilians were killed in Enugu in Southeastern Nigeria.<ref name="{{Cite journal}}...22" /> The violence has displaced upwards of 250,000 villagers<ref name="iss162">{{Cite journal|date=9 August 2019|title=High risks, low politics|url=https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/12716/High_risks%2c_low_politics|journal=Africa Confidential|language=en|volume=60|issue=16|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023154230/https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/12716/High_risks,_low_politics|url-status=live}}</ref> who migrate to cities ill-prepared to handle the influx of migrants. The conflict between farmers many of whom are largely Christians and herders who are predominantly Muslims has stoked religious tension not helped when the president sent in military troops disarm ethnic Christian militias while critics allege of his lukewarm towards armed cattle herders.<ref name="iss162" /> The administration's effort to solve the conflict led to the National Livestock Transformation Plan to modernise cattle grazing and stabilize the Middle Belt region.<ref name="iss162" /> In 2017, RUGA, an acronym for Rural Grazing Area but also a word meaning settlement in Fulani was a proposed solution that came from deliberations of the transformation plan.<ref name="iss162" /> RUGA was to set aside grazing areas for herders as they migrate south, however, many Southern states opposed any involuntary acquisition of land for RUGA and the plan was suspended<ref name="iss162" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page