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A half century of banditry in Nigeria, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

July 4, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Since well before Nigeria’s return to elective governance in 1999, the country has been overtaken by a progressive escalation of what Hannah Arendt in her classic On Violence called “a massive intrusion of criminal violence into politics.” In contemporary Nigerianism, the word for this is “banditry”. “Bandits” is a conveniently capacious bogeyman for insecurity in Nigeria that precludes […]

Banditry and Atiku’s ‘90% voters’, By Abimbola Adelakun

July 28, 2022Bode Dolu1 Comment

In a recent broadcast, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, mentioned that most of those who would vote for him are not on social media. During his interview with Arise TV last Friday, Atiku noted that 90 per cent of the people comprising his political base, the Northern region of Nigeria, do not […]

Banditry: Time To Apologise To General Danjuma, By Lasisi Olagunju

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Some people sold their father’s land to purchase guns; now that war is in their home, they are begging for where to stand on to use the weapons. I got that sense from an elder some days ago as we agonised over the destruction of the country’s peace by its unhinged children. In horrific details, […]

Of Banditry and Whataboutism, By Olusegun Adeniyi

November 4, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Last Thursday, Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed responded to an article in The Economist, ‘Insurgency, secessionism and banditry threaten Nigeria.’ Quite naturally, the minister faulted a number of assertions in the London-based magazine. That of course is his job, and he did it well. But his attempt to make light of the collection […]

Anglican Bishop of Ijesha North Diocese Calls on Nigerians to Unite Against Insurgency, Banditry

May 13, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

The Diocese of Ijesa North (Anglican Communion) has bemoaned the current security challenges being faced in parts of Nigeria, calling on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution before it’s too late. In an address, read by its Bishop, Rt. Revd. Dr. Isaac Oluyamo, at Ijebu-Jesa, on Tuesday; in preparation for its 2021 Synod, […]

Banditry: Beyond the Shoot-on-Sight Order, By Onikepo Braithwaite

March 18, 2021Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Every time the Federal Government of Nigeria takes one step forward, they seem to take another 10 steps backwards! It seems that those in power do not quite understand that fighting insecurity successfully, demands a holistic approach. It goes beyond shooting on sight, those armed with AK 47s in the forests. It goes beyond using […]

Unending Abductions, Banditry, Killings, By Yemi Adebowale

January 11, 2020Bode DoluLeave a Comment

These days, I often wake up with my pillow soaked in tears. Tears for hapless Nigerians under the servitude of kidnappers, bandits and Boko Haram; tears for a country with coldblooded and unabashed failed leaders. For most of this week, the video of Lawan Andimi, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Michika […]

Obasanjo writes Buhari over insecurity, banditry, etc in Nigeria (Full text)

July 15, 2019Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Ex-Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has written yet another letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning that Nigeria is tipping towards a dangerous cliff and only the president could forestall such a looming disaster. In the July 15, 2019 letter, Obasanjo said the world, especially Western countries, has been warning Nigeria against descending into a state […]