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Peace deals with bandits: Truce or time bomb

Peace deals with bandits: Truce or time bomb

In recent months, several northern Nigerian states particularly – Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Sokoto – have embarked on a controversial experiment: Negotiating peace deals with armed bandit groups that have terrorized rural communities for years. These agreements, aimed at halting kidnappings, violent raids, and mass displacement, mark a significant shift from the state’s traditional reliance on military […]

Banditry cripples education in Sokoto; historic schools deserted, students relocated

Banditry cripples education in Sokoto; historic schools deserted, students relocated

By Musa Ubandawaki, SOKOTO In a reminder of the devastating reach of banditry, Sokoto State has been forced to shut down and relocate some of its most historic schools, abandoning once vibrant learning centres in the grip of terror. Read Also: 60 Years After: Remembering the bloody coup that changed Nigeria forever At the heart of […]