Drought and desertification are natural hazards that affect man and his activities and if prolongeed may lead to disasters. Unlike other natural hazards, these two twin hazards (drought and desertification) creep in unnoticed and before one realizes their presence, a lot of damages have been done. Northern Nigeria, especially the part bordering the southern Sahara desert is proned to drought (and desertification). Sometimes, their occurrences are severe and bring untold hardship to the inhabitants like the 1978 – 1982 droughts.