Spatial pattern of farmers-herders conflicts in Guma and Logo Local Government Areas, Benue State.
 

Accepted 19^th July, 2023
 

Halima Haliyu Musa,¹ Musa Shehu Idris,² Dave Eleojo Ekpa,³ Aderoju Laidend Kuldip,⁴  and Abubakar Tanimu Abubakar<sup>5

1</sup>National Space Research and Development Agency (NARSDA), Obasanjo Space Centre, Umaru Musa Yar’adua Expressway, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, Nigeria

²Nigerian Security Printing and Mining, Abuja, Nigeria.
³Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

⁴ 160, Samuel Ladoke Akintola Boulevard, Garki 900110, Abuja, Federal Capita Territory, Nigeria.

⁵National Space Research and Development Agency (NARSDA), Obasanjo Space Centre, Umaru Musa Yar’adua Expressway, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, Nigeria.

This study was conducted on Spatial Pattern of Farmers-Herders Conflict in Guma and Logo LGAs, Benue State. Data used in this study include study area Shapefile, coordinates from Global Positioning System (GPS), number of conflict incidence and fatality from Armed Conflict Locations and Event Data (ACLED). Geospatial technique with the aid of ArcGIS software and descriptive statistics were employed to analyse the data. The finding reveals that from 2015-2018 the highest incidence and fatality rate occurred in 2018 and this could be attributed to incessant attack. The highest incidence occurred in Gbajimba and Ugba areas of Guma and Logo having 47 and 40 incidence correspondingly. Guma has the highest incidence and fatality rate within the study period. Policy on grazing should be enforced in the study area and more security personnel should be deployed to the area to avert further devastation.