He said that his concerns were the cattle raids that afflict this rural area as well as the lack of schools, hospitals and clean water.

Cattle raids and lost cattle frequently led to armed conflicts.

While cattle raiding was practiced extensively, the highly decentralized nature of northern societies precluded the possibility of large-scale warfare.

Later they specialized on cattle raiding and robbery.

They have a tradition of constant low-level warfare, usually cattle raids, against their neighbors.