Nigeria — Transhumance Tracking Tool Report — Flow Monitoring Dashboard 7 — Kaduna and Katsina states (June 2024)

This report presents the data for June 2024, collected through direct interviews and observations by DTM enumerators which were triangulated via a network of key informants. It highlights the number of herders and their herds, identified at 16 counting points in the six Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Kaduna and Katsina states. Notably, this enumeration included areas within the Kachia, Kaura and Kaita LGAs of Kaduna and Katsina states, under the auspices of the Peacebuilding Fund. Additionally, it was extended to Faskari, Jibia and Kankara LGAs of Katsina State, with the support of the European Union Fund. Batsari and Dan Musa LGAs did not experience any movement during this period.

In June 2024, Transhumance Flow Monitoring tool identified 1,161 herders in Kaduna State and 649 herders in Katsina State. The herd count was estimated at 7,383 for Kaduna State and 6,624 for Katsina State. Notably, 94 per cent of the total number of herders departed from states within Nigeria, while the remaining 6 per cent departed from Niger.