Nigeria’s forest bandits and the geography of governance (opens in new tab)

Banditry as a profit seeking criminal activity has a long history in Northwest Nigeria. Cattle-rustling, kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery, extortion, looting… these are the economic activities that drive armed groups in Zamfara, Kaduna, and Katsina states. However, since 2011, the Nigerian state’s failure to mediate between Hausa farmers and Fulani pastoralists has exacerbated the […]The post Nigeria’s forest bandits and the geography of governance appeared first on ROAPE.