AbstractHerders-farmers violent conflicts and flare-ups have spread throughout central and southern communities in Nigeria, but exclude the urban areas. I examine ‘herders – urban residents’ conflicts. Herders roam their cattle from outskirts to city roads, disrupting traffic and leaving behind trails of excrement and offensive smells causing dangerous nuisance. I argue that the new practice of cattle herders’ encroachments on city roads poses some socio-economic risks such as environmental decay, air pollution, displacement of urban livelihoods, road accidents and non-violent conflicts. Primary data was elicited from herders and residents in four major cities in Nigeria such as Aba, Awka, Nsukka and Owerri. I conclude by reflecting on the consequences of these socio-economic and environment-related risk factors which combine to undermine the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG s), and proffer solutions to address them. I make forecast in the form of early warning system that; cattle herders – urban residents cantankerous and confrontational interrelationships (though ‘non-violent conflicts’) could escalate and implode into dangerous ‘violent conflict’ scenarios if neglected.

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牛粪乱扔我们的城市道路：牧民的侵占、风险因素和实现可持续发展目标的路线图

摘要 牧民暴力冲突和突发事件在尼日利亚中部和南部社区蔓延，但不包括城市地区。我研究了“牧民-城市居民”的冲突。牧民将他们的牛群从郊区带到城市道路，扰乱交通，留下粪便痕迹和难闻的气味，造成危险的滋扰。我认为牧民侵占城市道路的新做法会带来一些社会经济风险，例如环境恶化、空气污染、城市生计流离失所、道路事故和非暴力冲突。主要数据来自尼日利亚四个主要城市的牧民和居民，如 Aba、Awka、Nsukka 和 Owerri。最后，我反思了这些社会经济和环境相关风险因素的后果，这些因素共同破坏了可持续发展目标 (SDG) 的实现，并提供了解决方案来解决这些问题。我以预警系统的形式进行预测；牧民 – 城市居民 脾气暴躁和对抗性的相互关系（尽管是“非暴力冲突”）如果被忽视，可能会升级并内爆成危险的“暴力冲突”情景。