Amnesty for Bandits

Non-state violent actors have held Northern Nigeria to ransom in the last ten years. As the state and society grapple ineffectively with these conflicts, rampaging bandits have emerged in the North-West rustling cattle, kidnapping, raping, and killing the people. But surprisingly, instead of the state and its allies to rise to the challenge of banditry, they have opted for an amnesty for the outlaws.

This month’s Nextier SPD Monthly analyses the amnesty programme for repentant bandits in Northwest Nigeria. Hinging on desk research and critical observations, it examines the causative factors of banditry, the intricacies, possible outcomes of the amnesty programmes and sustainable measures government can adopt to prevent violence.

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