Perceived Social And Economic Costs Of Fulani Herdsmen And Farmers Conflict Among The Residents Of Nimbo Commmunity Inuzo-uwani L.g.a

ABSTRACT The study focused on finding out the social and economic costs of Fulani herdsmen and farmersconflict among the residents of  Nimbo community in  Uzo-Uwani local  government area ofEnugu state. The study had the following specific objectives: finding out the perceived social andeconomic costs of farmers-herders crisis among the residents of Nimbo, and finding out theimplications of the findings to social work practice in Nigeria. The study adopted the theory ofeco-violence which was propounded by Thomas Homer-Dixon in (1999) who offers explanationon how environmental factors and explo…