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Fulani herdsmen are nomadic cattle herders and patoralist who often parade cattle in search of grazing pasture. They are common in West African countries including Nigeria, Niger, Senegal and Cameroon.

In Cameroon, they live on the hill of Mezam highlands, in Mezam division of the North West region. During the raining season, they move to the top of the mountain because the lowlands are flooded and the uplands have enough pasture for grazing. When the raining season is over, they move to the river valleys where there are enough pasture for grazing. In Niger, they are found in the northern region during the winter and in the southern region during the dry season alongside the Tuareg who breeds goat and sheep In Nigeria, they are found in Lokoja and during a period of low rainfail, they move theie cattle to the bank of River Niger. They are mostly found in Northern Nigeria and other Tse-Tse fly free states of Nigeria

There two categories of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria; the semi-nomadic and the nomadic herders who lives in the bush. The nomadic Fulani herdsmen have been linked with numerous communal conflicts in Nigeria. In 2014, the Global Terrorism Index report confirmed the death of 1200 people by Fulani herdsmen.

Source of Income
Cattle rearing and diary products are their major sources of income and livelihood. Their social prestige are often measured by the size of the Cattle herd Fulani herdsmen herds different species of cattle. The species includes Zebu, Dwarf Ndama, Biu, Kuri, Red Bororo or Rehaji, Shuwa that is common in Lake Chad basin and White Fulani or Bunaji. Fulani herdsmen prefer the White Fulani to others. Keteku and Muturu are found in Nigeria. Muturu is a non-zebu while Keteku is a product of a cross between Zebu and Zuturu. The dwarf Ndama cattle is commonly herd in Fouta Djallon and Casamance. It is more resistant to trypanosomiasis and other conditions directly associated with high humidity.

but the zebu cattle is the most common in the West African hinterland because of its drought resistant traits. The dwarf Ndama cattle is commonly herd in the wetter areas of Fouta Djallon and Casamance as result of their resistant to trypanosomiasis and other conditions directly associated with high humidity.

Mezam highland is found in Mezam division of the North West region of Cameroon as seen

the Fulani and Bororo herdsmen move to the mountains and the native to the hill sides where they erect Kraals, inhabit and carry out farming

Cattle rearing and diary products are their major sources of income and livelihood and their social prestige are often measured by the size of the Cattle herd

Cattle rearing and diary products are their major sources of income and their wealth are often measured by the size of the Cattle herd being the most treasured animal they herd.

The nomadic herdsmen

Fulani men who are traditionally Nomadic, herders and sometimes traders. They are predominantly herders and pastoralist and are often seen parading with their cattle in search of grazing pasture. They are common in West African countries including Nigeria, Niger, Senegal and Cameroon. The Fulani Herdsmen settled in the Western High Plateau of Bamenda, highlands of the Jos Plateau as well as Adamawa Plateau of Nigeria and the Cameroons. Due to modern civilization, some of the herdsmen now live in towns an cities but a vast majority of them are still either live a fully nomadic, or semi-nomadic life.

Source of Income
Cattle, goat and sheep trading is their primary source of income and livelihood. Their wealth and riches are often measured by the size of the Cattle herd being the most treasured animal they herd. Traditionally, the herdsmen often loaned a cow (habbanaya) to another until she calves and after weaning the calf, the cow is returned to its owner. These herdsmen herds several species of cattle species of cattle, but the zebu cattle is the most common in the West African hinterland because of its drought resistant traits. The dwarf Ndama cattle is commonly herd in the wetter areas of Fouta Djallon and Casamance as result of their resistant to trypanosomiasis and other conditions directly associated with high humidity.

Residence
Fulani herdsmen does not have a permanent residence but traditionally, they live in domed houses called "Suudu hudo" or "Bukkaru" built from grasses. During the dry season, it is often supported with compact millet stalk pillars, and by reed mats held together and tied against wood poles, in the wet or rainy season. The advantage of the "Bukkaru" house is that it is mobile, easy to set up and dismantle as a typical house of nomadic societies. When it is time to relocate, the houses are dismantled and loaded onto a camel, horses, donkeys and sometimes cattle for transport. In recent times several herdsmen now live in mud or concrete block houses.