Making Peace With Undefeated Bandits Is Not Peace—It Is Capitulation, By Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum

Across Nigeria’s North-West and parts of the North-Central, a dangerous idea has quietly taken root: that peace can be bought by negotiating with armed bandits who have not been defeated. Exhausted communities and desperate local authorities have embraced ceasefires, dialogue, and informal agreements with violent groups in the hope that insecurity will subside. The evidence,…

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