Banditry and Security Crisis in Nigeria -

Banditry and Security Crisis in Nigeria

Buch | Hardcover
282 Seiten
2023
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-39525-8 (ISBN)
168,35 inkl. MwSt
This book examines the growing phenomenon of armed banditry in Nigeria and its implication for national security.

Nigeria’s banditry crisis and deepening security challenges are fuelled by the existence of vast un(der)governed hinterland and trans-border spaces where various non-state armed groups operate unhindered and outside of the law, engaging in various forms of transnational crime. This book explores the activities of these groups to assess the nature and significance of banditry as a complex threat to security. It does so against the backdrop of reports of increased bandit attacks on farms, markets, mining sites, villages and rural communities, and the rising tide of violent crimes in Nigeria, especially the northern region. This book analyses the factors that are responsible for the emergence of banditry as a recent national and transnational security threat and outlines the contemporary dynamics of Nigeria’s banditry crisis and how it can be mitigated.

This book will be of interest to researchers and students in the field of African Studies, International Relations, Security and Strategic Studies, Political Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in complex security threats and their implications in Nigeria and beyond.

Al Chukwuma Okoli is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Political Science at The Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria. Saliou Ngom is a Researcher in the Department of Human Sciences at the Fundamental Institute of Black Africa (IFAN-CAD) at Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal.

PART I: THE SUBJECT MATTER AND CONTEXT

Chapter 1: Introduction: Situating Banditry and Security Crisis in Nigeria

Al Chukwuma Okoli & Saliou Ngom

Chapter 2: Pastoralism, Farmer-Herder Conflicts and Banditry in the Western Sahel

Peter Echewija Sule

Chapter 3: Climate Change and Rural Violence in Northern Nigeria: A Discursive Reflection

Al Chukwuma Okoli, Nsemba Edward Lenshie & Musa Aishat Suleiman

Chapter 4: Governance Failure and Armed Banditry in Nigeria’s North West: Some Contextual Insights

Tosin Osasona

Chapter 5: Nigeria’s North West Bandits and their Strategic Logic

Solomon Timothy Anjide

Chapter 6: Banditry in Northwestern Nigeria: Complex Issues, Emerging Realities

Noah Echa Attah & Babayo Sule

Part II: INCIDENCE AND DYNAMICS

Chapter 7: Herding Scapegoats, Framing Fulani: The Entanglements of Ethnic Conflict, Banditry, and Violent Extremism

Ian Edgerly & Scott Edmondson

Chapter 8: Manifestations of Banditry in Safana Area of Katsina State, North West Nigeria

Suleiman Iguda Ladan

Chapter 9: Armed Banditry and Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Nigeria

Dare Leke Idowu & Oladiran Afolabi

Chapter 10: Exploring Farmer-herder Conflict and the Banditry Crisis in North-Central Nigeria

Plangshak Musa Suchi & Sallek Yak Musa

Chapter 11: Banditry and Gendered Victimhood in Northern Nigeria: Women as Objects and Victims

Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi & Saliou Ngom

Part III: POLICY IMPLICATIONS, REMEDIES, AND SUBMISSION

Chapter 12: Nigerian Government’s Counter-banditry Efforts in the North West: How Effective?

Usman Sambo & Babayo Sule

Chapter 13: Curbing Armed Banditry in Nigeria: The Imperative for Community Policing

Bose Ibukunoluwa Olojede & Chigozie Joseph Nebeife

Chapter 14: Drones and Counter-Banditry Operations in the Western Sahel: Strategic Prospects

Francis Okpaleke & Al Chukwuma Okoli

Chapter 15: The State and Counter Banditry in Nigeria: Strategies, Challenges and Prospects

Ikenna Mike Alumona & Kingsley Maduka Onwuanabile

Chapter 16: Armed Banditry and the Imperative for Collective Security in the Sahel Savanna: G5 and Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Comparative Perspective

Uchenna Simeon

Chapter 17: Conclusion: Mitigating Nigeria’s Banditry-Security Conundrum

Al Chukwuma Okoli & Saliou Ngom

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Studies in Peace, Conflict and Security in Africa
Zusatzinfo 14 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 453 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 1-032-39525-7 / 1032395257
ISBN-13 978-1-032-39525-8 / 9781032395258
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