Beyond Ransom: How Bandits Are Expanding Their Targets And Challenging State Authority
By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi The abduction of a Kebbi State High Court judge and the earlier kidnapping of the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State mark a troubling shift in Nigeria’s security landscape. They suggest that armed bandit groups are no longer content with attacking vulnerable rural communities and travellers. Increasingly, they