₦airaland Forum

shortgun:
This is not entirely accurate. APC created bandits to remove Jonathan from office.
The terrorists have come out severally to say the people in government gave them arms.

BlackViper:
This summary is done by Mr Ayo Eleso:




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richiemcgold:
In case you don't know, introduction of Sharia law also started in Zamfara state during the era of Governor Sani Yerima (1999-2007)

.. you can connect the dots and see the root cause of Islamic terrorism and banditry in Nigeria.

Truejihadistont:
First there's nothing "summary" about this write up.
Secondly the author is rather bent on explaining away the phenomenon than summarize anything

Portiphaaa:
All this nonsense story just to exnorate a failed system/government.
You said they have grass root dated to 1891, but ex president buhari said they were foreigners, so who is fooling who?
The real shiit happening are illegal mining, kidnapping for ransom and land grabbing.

"if terrorism lasts for more than 24hrs, government has a hand in it"
- Gen Sani Abacha

SeverusSnape:
APC promised "change", They should tackle the banditry head-on, simple.

hotseat:
Kidnapping, banditry, Boko Haram, ISWAP, Lakurawa, etc are all different manifestations of terrorism.

No other nomenclature should be used to describe them.

They are all terrorists!

Period.


Zamfara State would forever remain in the infamous books of history as the progenitor of modern-day terrorism in Nigeria.

Defeating terrorism wouldn't have been so difficult if the issue of religious bigotry and supremacy weren't attached to it.

Some Northern leaders have often come out in defense of the terrorists who they call "our brothers" or stating emphatically that any attack against them is an attack against the North.

Today, what they supported and encouraged has boomerang as these criminals have turned against even their own "Muslim brothers and sisters".

Without mincing words, the Fulanis have been primarily singled out as the main perpetrators of these heinous crimes going on in our country.

The military which ought to defend the country against elements such as these, is largely populated by the Hausa/Fulani who lack the political will to wage an outright war against their kith and kin.

Even if all the necessary weapons are provided for them, nothing tangible would come out.

Terrorism has been institutionalized and has come to stay!





@hotseat

SeverusSnape:
APC promised "change", They should tackle the banditry head-on, simple.

Sterope:
My first real exposure to the history of banditry was the story of a group that operated in Ilorin in the pre-colonial era. And honestly, the way they worked back then is almost identical to how bandits operate today.

They would storm a compound, seize the man’s wives and children, and then demand ransom. If he couldn’t pay, they didn’t hesitate; they sold the captives into slavery. Some of those slaves were eventually pushed into the wider Arab slave routes disappearing forever.

Blankstare:
Pls which book is it? I am very interested in knowing. By d way I am from ilorin

Sterope:
I am sorry. That was a long time ago. I will send it to you when I find it.

Neddstark:
Not surprised to read that it was in their history since 1891. Thanks to the British who squashed it then.
But when history repeated itself again, fhey got pardon and peace talks. If these set of people in Zamfara were in the Niger Delta, i wonder how we would have been able to make money by exporting oil. They better curb it now else it will become a way of life.

Sterope:
My first real exposure to the history of banditry was the story of a group that operated in Ilorin in the pre-colonial era. And honestly, the way they worked back then is almost identical to how bandits operate today.

They would storm a compound, seize the man’s wives and children, and then demand ransom. If he couldn’t pay, they didn’t hesitate; they sold the captives into slavery. Some of those slaves were eventually pushed into the wider Arab slave routes disappearing forever.

BlackViper:
This summary is done by Mr Ayo Eleso:

I have just read the entire 56 pages of this paper, “I am a Bandit: A Decade of Research in Zamfara State Bandit’s Den,” delivered by Dr. Murtala Rufa’i in September 2021, and I have provided a summary so that you wouldn’t have to read the entire document.

1. Contemporary rural banditry started in Zamfara in 2011, and the first gang was formed by two criminals known as Kundu and Buharin Daji.

By 2021, just a decade later, over 120 bandit gangs have emerged and had presence in six states. 10,000 bandits operated in Zamfara alone, killed over 12,000 people, stole more than 250,000 cattle, destroyed about 120 villages, and displaced 50,000 people.

2.As far back as 1891, banditry had existed in Zamfara, so it is not a new phenomenon in that region of the country.

Oral historians spoke of it and accused traditional rulers of colluding with bandits to rustle cattle and rob people. In fact, in the colonial period, bandits killed 210 traders and stole goods worth about 150,000 British Pounds.

The colonial government had to respond swiftly by stationing armed policemen in all strategic routes to curb this menace.

3. There are different speculations about the emergence of banditry in present day Zamfara.

The first speculation is that politicians recruited some youths and gave them arms to achieve their political agenda in 2011. After winning the elections, these armed youths were abandoned. Since they had weapons, they began to rob people and rustle cattle, and instead of state authorities tackling this challenge, they gave the bandits amnesty and state pardon.

The second speculation is that the bandits are simply aggrieved groups fighting for justice. They had since been subjected to extortion, exploitation, and deprivation by different state agencies. They formed a group named Kungiyar Gayu, which means ‘an association of young guys,’ to fight for social justice.

The third speculation is illicit mining. Illegal miners, seeking to gain the upper hand over their competitors, armed young boys from the forests of Dan Sadau, Dan Gulbi, and Bagega, all major mining areas in Zamfara State, a state blessed with huge gold deposits. These local miners collaborated with illegal foreign groups of South African, Chinese, and Russian origins to supply arms to the young boys. They delivered arms using helicopters. Some traditional rulers are also alleged to be involved in these illegal mining activities.

4. Sheik Gumi, after a tour to some of the bandits’ dens, provided an estimate of 100,000 arms in the hands of bandits, which raises the question of how these bandits get weapons.

The ‘porous border thesis’ provides an explanation. Nigeria has about 1,950 official borders, but there is an absolute shortage of manpower to oversee these borders. Even when these borders are manned, some of the officials have been accused of conniving with bandits to facilitate the movement of weapons into the country.

5. Teenage boys, young girls, and even married women, are involved in banditry. Some attacks have been carried out by teenage boys without the consent of their elders.

The young girls provided services such as intelligence gathering and serving as cooks to the bandits. Sometimes these armed girls were charged to look after the kidnapped victims so that they do not escape. These women also received their share of the ‘spoils of war,’ in cash and cattle

It should be noted that not every one of these women chose to become bandits. Some of them were given out as wives to leaders of bandit groups in exchange for protection of their villages

6. Bandits have also been involved in raping young girls who were sent to fetch firewood or cut grass in nearby bush. In 2012 alone, over 50 cases of rape were recorded in one district, but the number is higher, as many parents often keep silent to avoid social rejection of the victims.

7. Finally, banditry has become very sophisticated, as bandits have grown in strength, tactics and connections with various terrorist groups across West Africa and beyond.

With all the atrocities committed by these bandits, is it right to keep addressing them as bandits? Should they not be addressed as terrorists?

Thank you for reading.

You can access the full document here if you are interested in reading it:

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Redoil:
lies were you there or just to make people think you making sense

chrisxxx:
Banditry survived Islam in its early years. Banditry started in Medina. Islam grew like wild fire based on goods stolen on the route of Medina from Arabian and European traders. Banditry and Islam are 5&6.

henlooma80:
Congratulations to them. They should continue.

nairalanda1:
He is explaining how it started, he is not saying that tinubu is excused from solving it.

One mistake USA made in invading Afghanistan is that they did not study the past experiences of the UK and the Russians there. That's how they wasted 20 years there and achieved nothing except to keep the seat warm for the same Taliban they removed

To solve a problem, understand how it started. Understanding how it started does not mean tinubu should sit down and let us suffer. Even if we want to blame past leaders and circumstances, it still does not change the fact that tinubu is in charge and it is his problem to solve. Qed

tiswell:
What's the essence of this info?



Let the daed bury the daed,simple