Latest ‘mass capture’ in Zamfara state shows banditry crisis shifting from land conflict to organised crime

Nigeria’s ‘banditry’ crisis originated in conflict over land and water rights between herders and farmers but has morphed into organised crime.

Latest ‘mass capture’ in Zamfara state shows banditry crisis shifting from land conflict to organised crime

L’Etat de Zamfara pâtit de longue date de la violence de gangs qui kidnappent les populations contre des rançons, pillent les villages et prélèvent des taxes.