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ABSTRACT
In the light of the above discussion, it could be seen that Fulani expansionist agenda in Nigeria has become one of the most pressing challenges and threats facing the country since the beginning of the 21st century. The effects as were demonstrated above cut across all sectors of the country to include social, economic and political. Its current realities in Nigeria are such that there exist a mutual animosity and distrust between Fulani herdsmen and farming communities. The government on the other hand has appeared unwilling and incapable of arresting the situation and bringing the conflict to an end. Hence, the farming communities are left with the responsibility of defending and protecting themselves as well as their communities against the pastoralist Fulani herders who invade them unawares and succeed in killing them and destroying their farmlands. The Fulanis as we know are not aborigines of Nigeria. They migrated into the northern part of Nigeria between 13th and 14th centuries through Futa Jallon in Senegal, and by the beginning of the 19th century got integrated into the Hausa culture through a religious and political revolution organized under the leadership and inspiration of Usman Dan Fodio.1This revolution became known in history as the Usman Dan Fodio jihad of 1804.
