Nigeria — Transhumance Tracking Tool Report — Early Warning Dashboard 20 — Adamawa and Taraba states (December 2023)

In December 2023, a total of 246 alerts were reported, consisting of 211 events (86%) and 35 movements (14%). The alerts included 155 (63%) and 91 (37%) reports in Adamawa and Taraba states, respectively. The reported event alerts encompassed farmer-herder conflicts, inter and intra-community tensions, and disasters. In contrast, the movement alerts involved massive and early movements. Zing LGAs in Taraba state and Lamurde LGA in Adamawa state recorded the highest number of alerts, accounting for 22 and 20 per cent, respectively. Following closely were Lau (15%), Demsa (12%), Mayo-belwa (9%), Numan (7%), Girei (7%), Guyuk (5%), and Shelleng (3%). Disaggregated ward-level data suggest that Kodomti in Numan LGA and Waduku ward in Lamurde LGA of Adamawa state documented the highest number of alerts at the ward at 8 and 7 per cent respectively. This is followed by Monkin in Zing LGA of Taraba state and Lamurde ward in Lamurde LGA in Adamawa state, each accounting for 5 per cent of event alerts.