Boko Haram Insurgency and Livestock Cross-Border Supply along Mubi Cameroon Trade Rout

Abstract

The decade of attacks by the Boko Haram insurgents has left many people
displaced and destroyed many lives and properties in northeast Nigeria.
However, little attention is paid to the degree to which this conflict has
affected livestock cross-border supply. The study examined Boko Haram
insurgency and livestock cross-border supply along the Mubi-Cameroon
trade route. A questionnaire and an interview method were used for the
study. Thematic and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The
results showed that before the insurgency, the quantity supplied of
livestock weekly that was above 100 stood at 37%, while during the
insurgency was at 5% in the study area. The result further shows that the
weekly income earned above ₦200,000 by the livestock suppliers before
the insurgency was at 30%, while during the insurgency it was at 10%.
More so, the amount of livestock demanded supply before the insurgency
was at 75%, dropping during the insurgency to 3%. The study
recommends that a concerted effort is needed from all stakeholders as
well as the government to arrest the deplorable security situation in the
country to enable livestock cross-border suppliers to have a conducive
environment to carry out their transactions, thereby reducing unnecessary
checking points, robbery, banditry, and theft, and then opening the
borders to increase livestock cross-border marketing activities.