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A Nigerian soldier is seen on April 21, 2022 amid small arms and light weapons recovered from bandits during Operation Safe Haven and during the military mop up in Jos and surrounding areas in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Bandits in Nigeria: how protection payments to militias escalate conflict

Instead of advancing a political or ideological cause, the primary goal of the militias is to enrich themselves

  • Imrana Buba
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