An Overview of Assessing Factors Responsible for Conflict between Pastoral Herdsmen and Farmers in Zamfara State, Nigeria

and in different communities some states like Benue, Nassarawa , Taraba, Kaduna and Zamfara state,  Nigeria. However, the frequent conflict between nomadic pastoralist and farmers in Nigeria, have continued to create serious security challenge to Nigeria’s development. This Paper seeks to: examine the factors of nomadic pastoralists and farmers causes of conflict in Zamfara States; and to examine the significant difference between the understanding of nomadic pastoralists and farmers on the courses of conflict. To achieve the objectives of this study, the study will adopt secondary source of data through various previous researcher findings, Committees reports and various interviews conducted on the subject matter.  The factors identified as causes of the farmers-nomadic conflict include: Encroachment on farm land and crops causes conflict between nomadic pastoralists and farmers in Nigeria; Religious factors causes conflict between nomadic pastoralists and farmers in Zamfara; and Mutual distrust cause conflict between nomadic pastoralists and farmers in Zamfara. Others are: Struggle for water causes conflict between nomadic pastoralists and farmers in Nigeria; Cattle rustling causes conflict between nomadic pastoralists and farmers in Zamfara as a result revenge reprisal attacks conducted by Fulani to some vigilante group who are from Hausa Farmers communities. However, some unidentified criminals uses the existence of crisis between the group of farmers and herdsmen to launches attacks on innocent citizens and kills many peoples in Anka, Tsafe and Dansadau towns in Zamfara State. The study concludes that, from the pastoralist’s perspective, in the first place providing effective security Network in Zamfara State,   finding ischolar_mains of reprisal revenge attacks by Fulani to vigilante groups  identities who members from farming communities  as well as addressing the problem of grazing routes will be important for the farmers, addressing the encroachment on farm land and crops by nomadic pastoralists and farmers in Nigeria  these will promote security and stability in the entire North-West Zone of Nigeria, in particular and entire country in general.