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Large banditry and terror attacks were relatively rare in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria’s south-west region until recently.
It’s been 10 years since the #BringBackOurGirls campaign was launched to rescue kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Looking back at the campaign reveals its innovations and limitations.
Governance failure and location of schools around large expanses of unprotected forest zones make school children easy targets for bandits in Nigeria’s north-west.
Nigeria’s school abductions are a sign of neglect of territorial and human security in the country.
To defeat armed banditry in its north-west region, Nigeria needs to adopt a new approach to policing.
A lot is said about kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria but little is known about how families mobilise resources and deliver ransom to kidnappers.
Scholars explain how and why terrorists appear to be running rampant across Nigeria.
To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
The Nigerian government needs to understand that banditry is an act of warfare and should be treated as such.
The atrocities and motivation of bandits have assumed insurgent-type criminality. But the Nigerian government is reluctant to label them terrorists or insurgents.
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In the past five years, the rise of banditry and terror attacks have had devastating effects on children in northern Nigeria.
Clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria have their roots in history and an overriding arc of insecurity, but new challenges are contributing to the problem.
Navies, and other security agencies, won’t be able to improve maritime security as long as root causes on land are not addressed.
Kidnapping in Nigeria has blossomed into a burgeoning criminal enterprise.
Tough socio-economic conditions, among others, make kidnapping a thriving business in Nigeria. A strong justice system along with stiff punishment for the crime are needed.
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nile University of Nigeria
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University of Pretoria
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Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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PhD (Maritime Security)
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University
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Professor of Sociology (Criminology, Victimology and Security Studies), University of Ibadan
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing, Teesside University
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