Gender-based violence remains a critical issue in the Fulani Herdsmen crisis in Nigeria. As a largely nomadic group, they move from one place to another in search of pasture to realize their claims for political and economic power. In route, women’s bodies become battlegrounds to achieve ownership over land. Little attention has been paid to this crisis in the international community and academia to further extrapolate the human rights violations against women. What we need to look at is the impact such violence has on women and the implications of this on communities.
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