Cattle industry in Nigeria is certainly in a very bad state. Due to the nomadic nature of the industry in Nigeria, rather than generate income for the herders and the state, it has brought sorrow, tears and blood (apologies to Fela Anikulapo Kuti). Sadly, because it is dominated mainly by the Fulani, much of the clash between herders and the natives has been between these Fulani herdsmen and people of other ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. Because they (the Fulani herdsmen) carry arms (which is illegal by the way), much...