Banditry and the security crisis in Nigeria / edited by Al Chukwuma Okoli and Saliou Ngom.
| Other author | Okoli, Al Chukwuma, 1976 |
| Other author | Ngom, Saliou |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. |
| Description | xciii, 281 pages illustrations 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Contents | Introduction: Situating Banditry and Security Crisis in Nigeria / Al Chukwuma Okoli & Saliou Ngom -- Pastoralism, Farmer-Herder Conflicts and Banditry in the Western Sahel / Peter Echewija Sule -- Climate Change versus Rural Violence in Northern Nigeria: A Discursive Reflection / Al Chukwuma Okoli, Nsemba Edward Lenshie & Musa Aishat Suleiman -- Governance Failure and Armed Banditry in Nigeria's North West: Some Contextual Insights / Tosin Osasona -- Nigeria's North West Bandits and their Strategic Logic / Solomon Timothy Anjide Ph.D -- Banditry in Northwestern Nigeria: Complex Issues, Emerging Realities / Noah Echa Attah & Babayo Sule -- Herding Scapegoats, Framing Fulani: The Entanglements of Ethnic Conflict, Banditry, and Violent Extremism / Ian Edgerly & Scott Edmondson -- Manifestations of Banditry in Safana Area of Katsina State, North West Nigeria / Suleiman Iguda Ladan -- Armed Banditry and Humanitarian Crisis in Northern Nigeria / Dare Leke Idowu & Oladiran Afolabi -- Exploring Farmer-herder Conflict and the Banditry Crisis in North-Central Nigeria / Plangshak Musa Suchi & Sallek Yak Musa -- Banditry and Gendered Victimhood in Northern Nigeria: Women as Objects and Victims / Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi & Saliou Ngom -- Nigerian Government's Counter-banditry Efforts in the North West: How Effective? / Usman Sambo & Babayo Sule -- Curbing Armed Banditry in Nigeria: The Imperative for Community Policing / Bose Ibukunoluwa Olojede & Chigozie Joseph Nebeife -- Drones and Counter-Banditry Operations in the Western Sahel: Strategic Prospects / Francis Okpaleke & Al Chukwuma Okoli -- The State and Counter Banditry in Nigeria: Strategies, Challenges and Prospects / Ikenna Mike Alumona & Kingsley Maduka Onwuanabile -- Armed Banditry and the Imperative for Collective Security in the Sahel Savanna: The G5 and MNJTF in Comparative Perspective / Uchenna Simeon -- Conclusion: Mitigating Nigeria's Banditry-Security Conundrum / Al Chukwuma Okoli & Saliou Ngom. |
| Abstract | "This book examines the growing phenomenon of armed banditry in Nigeria and its implication for national security. Nigeria's bandit conflict and deepening security crisis is fuelled by the existence of vast ungoverned 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. The 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023008033 |
| ISBN | 9781032395258 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781032395265 paperback |
| ISBN | ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |