Security Institute Urges Consent-Based Ranching to Address Nigeria’s Livestock Crisis

The Institute of Security Nigeria has called for a consent-based ranching model that protects indigenous land rights while upholding every Nigerian’s constitutional right to live, work and own property anywhere in the country. In a position paper on the Federal Government’s livestock modernisation policy, the institute said farmer-herder conflicts should not be framed along ethnic lines. It warned that ethnic blame and divisive rhetoric worsen insecurity, communal violence and displacement. The institute proposed a “Consent, Citizenship and Security” framework. It wants host communities to approve land use, receive prompt compensation, and benefit through jobs, contracts and equity stakes in ranch projects. It also recommended stronger anti-open-grazing enforcement, digitised land records, specialised livestock protection units and an interagency task force on land-related conflicts. It urged the Federal Government to provide legal backing for livestock reforms and to assure communities that no land will be acquired without consent, due process and compensation.

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