PROPERTY RIGHTS AND HERDSMEN ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA: A LOCKEAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This article seeks to examine property which is one of Locke’s fundamental human rights given to man by nature by virtue of being human. The problem which this article seeks to deal with is to examine how (the Nigerian) government upholds this fundamental right of humans according to his principles of natural law especially in a democratic dispensation. It observes that little or no emphasis is laid on the citizen’s right of self-defense in the face of annihilation and destruction of people’s property. This article exposes or advances the thesis that Locke’s theories on property and government will enlighten the people about their rights to defend their property at all cost even if it means the death of the aggressor.