Self-defence against Fulani herders’ aggression: a demand for licenced firearms in Plateau state, Nigeria
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Purpose – ThisstudyaimstoinvestigatetheclamourbythepeopleofPlateauState,Nigeria,formore
licencestobearfirearmsforself-defencebecauseofthecontinuousfailureoftheNigerianStateto
defendthemagainsttheFulaniherders’aggression.Moregunslesscrimedeterrencetheoryservedas
theframeworkofanalysis,whichpositsthatbecausecriminalsarerationalbeings,theywillchoosenotto
attackwhentheyknowmanypeoplehavelegitimatefirearms.
Design/methodology/approach – Datawerecollectedfromfourpurposefullyselectedlocal
governmentareasofthestate.Thisstudy’ssamplesizewas400.Therefore,400copiesoftheGoogle
Formsquestionnairewereadministered.Inaddition,sevenkeyinformantinterviewsandninefocusgroup
discussionswerealsoconducted.
Findings – Thisresearchresultsshowedthefollowing:whileself-defenceandissuanceofmorelicenses
weresupportedby84.8%and85.0%ofrespondents,respectively,theyalsoarguedthattheinsurgency
wouldlikelyendifmorepeoplecarriedlegallyacquiredfirearms.Again,thestudyshowedapositive
correlationbetweenthegovernment’sfailureinsecurityandthedemandforself-defenceexercises
againsttheFulaniherdsmen’sinsurgency,thisstudyrecommendsmorelicensedfirearmsforthepeople
of PlateauState.
Originality/value – ThisstudyrecommendsmorelicencedfirearmsforthepeopleofPlateauState
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H Social Sciences (General), HM Sociology