In 2019, members of an anti-banditry vigilante group disarmed in Zamfara but this has not halted attacks from bandits.
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To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
Residents fleeing their homes in Plateau State, north central Nigeria, on April 12, 2022 after their houses were burnt during an attack by bandits.
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The Nigerian government needs to understand that banditry is an act of warfare and should be treated as such.
Hakeem Odumosu, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, addressing journalists during a protest in Lagos.
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Public trust and confidence in the police is a concern in many parts of the world. How can Nigeria get it right?
French Marine Special Operation Forces trained Mali’s soldiers under the Task Force Takuba mission.
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Though its full impact is unpredictable, the withdrawal of France from Mali will have some likely effects.
A member of the Yansakai vigilante group poses with a gun in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
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Aside from human rights abuses, vigilantes may be unreliable, poorly skilled, and lacking transparency and accountability.
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
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For about three decades, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta played different roles in Mali’s politics.
The wreckage of a car hit by an attack led by Boko Haram members.
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For a successful reintegration of former Boko Haram combatants into society, public perceptions in Nigeria need to change.
Colonel Assimi Goita has stepped back from undertakings that there would be a return to civilian rule soon.
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Rising tensions in West Africa heighten as the military junta in Mali engages Wagner, a Russian private military company while defying ECOWAS.
Soldiers gesture while standing on guard during Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the Maimalari Barracks in Maiduguri on June 17, 2021.
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The Nigerian military needs a systemic approach to solving family disruptions and strains often caused by personnel deployment away from home.
Resolutions should include dialogues with all parties involved in the herders-farmers conflict.
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Farmer-herder conflict is taking its toll on productivity in northern Nigeria. Efforts to solve this problem must include all stakeholders and take into account their concerns.
Some members of the Nigerian Armed Forces Sniper Unit.
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The atrocities and motivation of bandits have assumed insurgent-type criminality. But the Nigerian government is reluctant to label them terrorists or insurgents.
Threatened by insecurity, farmers in Nigeria’s farm belt are increasingly abandoning their land, leading to higher cost of food
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Nigeria’s post COVID-19 economic recovery plan has resulted in only marginal improvements in economic growth, manufacturing and foreign direct investment.
Members of displaced farming communities often end up in internally displaced persons camp like this one in Maiduguri, Borno State.
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They do menial jobs but also trust in God as a coping strategy.
Nnamdi Kanu favours a more radical approach to achieving the Biafran dream.
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The grievances of Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafran separatist groups are deeply rooted in the failure of the Nigerian state to implement post civil war peacebuilding initiatives.
Sahel landscape.
The porous borders of West Africa allow for the unregulated movement of thousands.
Some Nigerians protesting against a proposed social media bill.
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The Nigerian government has no legal capacity to unilaterally regulate or police borderless social media platforms.
Catholics in the Nigerian capital Abuja peacefully protest against rampant killings in Benue state.
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The absence of support from government leaves communities to determine independently how to move forward, what works, and what is sustainable.
Soldiers patrol the Nigerian border with Niger Republic as both countries battle the Boko Haram insurgency.
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Islamic State West Africa Province appears to be consolidating its dominance in the region. This means Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region have a lot more to be worried about.
Attacks on police officers have dire consequences for the security and wellbeing of Nigerians.
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Attacks on police officers and their stations can damage police legitimacy in Nigeria
Education for children growing up in northern Nigeria is fraught with danger.
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This is a transcript of episode 12 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including a story on the reasons why Kenyan women who join Al-Shabaab.