Nigeria designates bandit gangs as ‘terrorists’ in a bid to curb violence

Nigeria – In Nigeria, criminal bandit gangs were blamed for mass kidnappings. The government on Wednesday categorised them as terrorist groups in an attempt to deter violence in the northwest part of the country.

The bandit gangs looted people and started violence in villages across the country. President Muhammadu Buhari’s government had been under pressure to do more to halt attacks from the criminal gangs.

Bandit gang in the North West region of Nigeria

The gangs of criminals have been increasingly menacing the North West region of Nigeria. These gangs use violence and murder to threaten villagers into submission. Nigeria is already battling a more than decade-long jihadist conflict in the northeast.

A gang of bandits operating in North West Kaduna state on Tuesday killed nine persons and injured scores in attacks on two villages. President Muhammadu Buhari said, “We labelled them terrorists… we are going to deal with them as such.” Security forces also announced a crackdown to track those gangs.

Related Posts

The bandit groups carry out a mass kidnapping of school children, abduction for ransom, cattle rustling and destruction of property among other crimes. Nigerian local newspapers often carry stories about bandit raids on villages and communities. They steal cattle, kidnap families and terrorize residents. The country’s northwest and north-central states suffer more because of these groups. However, violence increased more in recent times.

Attacks on schools and colleges

On Tuesday, the Nigerian police announced they had rescued nearly 100 kidnap victims in two raids on bandit camps in the northwestern Zamfara state of Nigeria. Last year, bandit gangs attacked students of schools and colleges. In 2021, they also killed more than 250 members of Ansaru in the Birnin Gwari area.

Nigeria earlier launched military campaigns against bandits in the northwest region. However, most of those operations and peace deals have failed.

fatima

Recent Posts

Africa and GCC Trade Doubles to $121 Billion

Trade between African and GCC countries stands at $ 121 billion in 2023, double of what it was in 2016.…

December 21, 2024

Families in Mayotte rebuilding their homes complain of lack of help

Family members struggling after one week after  of Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness…

December 21, 2024

Ethiopian PM Inaugurates UAE-Funded Orphanage in Oromia

The United Arab Emirates has launched its orphanage project in Ethiopia's Oromia region on the orders of President Sheikh Mohamed…

December 21, 2024

A Rising Femicide Threat, Kenya’s Call to End Gender Based Violence

In just four months, 100 women have been killed, the majority by males they knew including spouses. Prime Cabinet Secretary…

December 20, 2024

Actor C Confion has passed away

The Ghanaian entertainment industry is in deep mourning following the sudden death of Bright Owusu, better known as C Confion.…

December 20, 2024

South Africa: 512 Accident Deaths and 941 Arrested for Drunk Driving Just on December Month

Since the beginning of December more than five hundred people have lost their lives on the nation's highways. Barbara Creecy,…

December 19, 2024

This website uses cookies.