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Journal of Academics Stand Against Poverty (Journal of ASAP) is an open access international multidisciplinary journal published under the ISSN 2690-3458 (electronic edition) and ISSN 2690-3431 (print edition) by Academics Stand Against Poverty, a non-profit organization based in United States (EIN # 32-0324998).  Its mission is to publish high-quality work that can make genuine contributions to understanding and eradicating poverty and its effects in the real world. Such work will address the structural causes of poverty with an eye to the special challenges poor people face in such areas as nutrition, water, shelter, health and health care, sanitation, clothing and personal care, energy, education, social and political participation and respect, physical safety, family planning, environmental degradations and hazards, working conditions in employment and at home, navigating governmental agencies and the legal system, banking and credit, travel and transportation, and communications.  Journal ASAP is committed to ensuring that perspectives of the poor are adequately represented on its pages, and that these pages are accessible to all. The journal makes substantial efforts to include voices from the global South as well as from non-elite educational institutions and from organizations, agencies and communities that are working toward poverty eradication. It also aims for the widest possible reach by being entirely open-access: its one/two issues each year are free for download anywhere in the world without any requirement to provide personal information. Journal ASAP invites submission of original work and maintains a rigorous double-blind peer review system that provides constructive feedback to assist authors in presenting their work in a way that is clear, broadly accessible and practically useful. Journal ASAP is a pure Open Access Journal and allows the author to retain the copyright in their articles. Articles are made available under a Creative Commons licence (CC-BY) to allow others to freely access, copy and use research provided the author is correctly attributed.

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Article recordVersion of recordOpen accessVol 9 No Special IssueAugust 17, 2026

Deep Dive Into Livestock Rustling: An Illicit Revenue Stream Fueling Under-Development, AnimalAbuse and Terrorism in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin

This research paper explores the pervasive issue of livestock rustling in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, highlighting its profound implications for underdevelopment, animal welfare, and terrorism. It investigates the …

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  • Ekoja Okewu Akor

    School Independent Researcher, Educator, and Creative Writer, Benue State, Nigeria

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This research paper explores the pervasive issue of livestock rustling in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, highlighting its profound implications for underdevelopment, animal welfare, and terrorism. It investigates the historical context and evolving nature of cattle rustling, transitioning from traditional practices to modern organised crime fuelled by economic desperation, climate change, and political instability. The proliferation of criminal armed gangs, herder-farmer conflicts, and the Boko Haram insurgency all contribute to the resurgence, creating a volatile security landscape. Traditional perceptions of cattle rustling among Fulani herders as a display of bravery are juxtaposed against the violent realities of modern rustling, driven by criminal elements using diabolical means. The analysis reveals how the Boko Haram insurgency has exacerbated the issue, with the group leveraging cattle rustling as a means of funding and control in the region. Through empirical data, the paper reveals the complicated relationship between cattle rustling and illicit financial flows, underscoring the economic ramifications of this crime. This significantly contributes to regional insecurity and hampers efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The paper identifies key actors in the livestock rustling network, including cattle rustlers, intermediaries, and buyers, and delineates the socio-political complexities surrounding the issue. These include the involvement of foreign Fulani migrants and the implications of weak law enforcement. The findings illustrate the systemic violence associated with rustling, including the abuse of livestock and the socio-economic devastation faced by affected communities. The paper concludes with recommendations for policy reforms and collaborative security measures.

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Livestock RustlingTerrorismAnimal abuseIllicit Financial FlowsNigeriaLake-Chad Basin

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