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Security, Banditry, and Legal Responses to Terrorism in Nigeria

– Oluwaseun Adedayo Omotoso* Introduction  On July 15, 2025, gunmen attacked Jebu village in Plateau State, killing 27 people, including children, and burning homes, despite residents’ early warnings to security forces. In March 2024, bandits abducted 287 schoolchildren in Kaduna’s Chikun area, part of over 700 abductions across Nigeria’s North West and North East. In […]