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'{{short description|Conflict between gangs and the Nigerian government}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Nigerian bandit conflict | partof = [[Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria]] | image = Nigerianbandits.png | image_size = | caption = Nigerian bandits at their base in 2021 | date = 2011–present<ref>{{cite web |title=Combating Banditry in Northwest Nigeria |url=https://www.americansecurityproject.org/combating-banditry-in-northwest-nigeria/ |website=American Security Project |access-date=25 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726010409/https://www.americansecurityproject.org/combating-banditry-in-northwest-nigeria/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | place = Throughout northwest Nigeria | status = [[List of ongoing military conflicts|Ongoing]] | combatant1 = '''{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Federal government of Nigeria|Nigeria]]''' *[[Nigeria Police Force]] *{{flagicon image|Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg}} [[Nigerian Armed Forces]] **{{flagicon image|Emblem of the Nigerian Army.svg}} [[Nigerian Army]] **{{flagicon image|Nigerian Air Force emblem.svg}} [[Nigerian Air Force]] '''Vigilante groups''' *[[Vigilante Group of Nigeria]] *[[Yan Sakai]] | combatant2 = Various gangs *Hausa militias *Fulani militias '''Alleged involvement''' *{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} [[Islamic State's West Africa Province]]<ref name="CT">{{cite web | url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/the-state-of-al-qaeda-and-isis-around-the-world | title=The State of al Qaeda and ISIS Around the World |author1= Kate Chesnutt |author2=Katherine Zimmerman |work=Critical Threats |date=8 September 2022 |access-date= 8 December 2022}}</ref> *{{flagicon image|Shahadah Flag.svg}} [[Boko Haram]] *{{flagicon image|Flag of Ansaru.svg}} [[Ansaru]]<ref name="CT" /> | commander1 = {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Muhammadu Buhari]] <br /> {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Lieutenant general|LTG]] [[Farouk Yahaya]] <br /> {{flagicon|Nigeria}} LTG [[Tukur Yusuf Buratai]] <br /> {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Major general|Maj Gen]] Adeniyi Oyebade <br />{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Maj Gen Aminu Bande <br />{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Air marshal|Air Mshl]] Sadique Abubakar <br /> {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Maj Gen Hussein Ahmed{{KIA}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Army mourns as General killed by bandits is buried in Abuja |url=https://punchng.com/army-mourns-as-general-killed-by-bandits-is-buried-in-abuja/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=Punchng |date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728002431/https://punchng.com/army-mourns-as-general-killed-by-bandits-is-buried-in-abuja/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | commander2 = Kachalla Halilu<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Inside a Nigerian Bandit Camp |url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/inside-nigerian-bandit-camp |access-date=28 July 2021 |agency=VOA |date=28 February 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728000657/https://www.voanews.com/africa/inside-nigerian-bandit-camp |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Dogo Gide<ref>{{cite news |title=Zamfara bandits' leader, Dogo Gide Assures Of Release Of Abducted Kagara Students And Teachers |url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/296429/zamfara-bandits-leader-dogo-gide-assures-of-release-of-abd.html |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=the Nigerian voice |date=20 February 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728002932/https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/296429/zamfara-bandits-leader-dogo-gide-assures-of-release-of-abd.html |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Kachalla Turji<ref>{{cite news |title=Zamfara bandit goes wild over father's arrest, holds 150 hostage |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/zamfara-bandit-goes-wild-over-fathers-arrest-holds-150-hostage/ |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=The Nation |date=18 July 2021}}</ref> <br />Sani Mochoko <br />[[Bello Turji]] <br />Sani Buta <br />Danmakaranta <br />Ali Kachalla<ref>{{cite web |title=Ali Kachalla: Unveiling The Zamfara Terror Kingpin Who Downed NAF Jet |url=https://dailytrust.com/ali-kachalla-unveiling-the-zamfara-terror-kingpin-who-downed-naf-jet |website=daily Trust |date=2 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806084602/https://dailytrust.com/ali-kachalla-unveiling-the-zamfara-terror-kingpin-who-downed-naf-jet |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Mani Na Saleh<ref>{{cite news |title=Notorious bandits' leader terrorizing Katsina reportedly badly injured in crossfire – Katsina Post |url=https://www.arewasound.com/notorious-bandits-leader-terrorizing-katsina-reportedly-badly-injured-in-crossfire-katsina-post/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |agency=AREWASOUND |date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819014625/https://www.arewasound.com/notorious-bandits-leader-terrorizing-katsina-reportedly-badly-injured-in-crossfire-katsina-post/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Adamu Aliero Yankuzo<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |title=Nigeria's dreaded bandits unleashing untold terror on helpless citizens |url=https://punchng.com/nigerias-dreaded-bandits-unleashing-untold-terror-on-helpless-citizens/ |website=PUNCH |date=31 January 2021 |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823184026/https://punchng.com/nigerias-dreaded-bandits-unleashing-untold-terror-on-helpless-citizens/ |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Abubakar Ali{{POW}}<ref>{{cite news |title=NIGER: Suspected bandit behind abduction of nine women in Shiroro arrested |url=https://www.naijatimes.ng/niger-suspected-bandit-behind-abduction-of-nine-women-in-shiroro-arrested/ |access-date=17 August 2021 |agency=NajiaTimes |date=16 May 2021}}</ref> <br />Jack Bros Yellow{{POW}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigerian Army Captures Notorious Bandit Leader, Jack Bros Yellow In Niger State |url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/05/14/nigerian-army-captures-notorious-bandit-leader-jack-bros-yellow-niger-state |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=Sahara Reporters |date=14 May 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728003441/http://saharareporters.com/2021/05/14/nigerian-army-captures-notorious-bandit-leader-jack-bros-yellow-niger-state |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Goma Sama'ila{{POW}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigerian Military Captures Notorious Bandits' Leader, Goma Sama'ila |url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/25/nigerian-military-captures-notorious-bandits%E2%80%99-leader-goma-sama%E2%80%99ila |access-date=8 October 2021 |agency=Sahara Reporters |date=25 September 2021 |archive-date=9 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009020529/http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/25/nigerian-military-captures-notorious-bandits%E2%80%99-leader-goma-sama%E2%80%99ila |url-status=live }}</ref> <br />Dan Karami{{WIA}} <br />Auwalun Daudawa{{KIA}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigeria kidnap kingpin killed in clash with rival gang |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/nigeria-kidnap-kingpin-killed-in-clash-with-rival-gang-20210501 |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=news24 |date=1 May 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727232324/https://www.news24.com/news24/africa/news/nigeria-kidnap-kingpin-killed-in-clash-with-rival-gang-20210501 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Alhaji Karki{{KIA}}{{cn|date=June 2022}} <br />Buharin Daji{{KIA}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Zamfara: Dreaded armed bandit 'Buharin Daji' reportedly killed |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/zamfara-dreaded-armed-bandit-buharin-daji-reportedly-killed/ |access-date=17 August 2021 |agency=The Sun |date=8 March 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818023701/https://www.sunnewsonline.com/zamfara-dreaded-armed-bandit-buharin-daji-reportedly-killed/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Damina {{KIA}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Notorious Bandit Who Burnt Resident Alive Shot Dead in Northern State |url=https://www.legit.ng/politics/1440551-breaking-bandit-who-burnt-zamfara-resident-alive-shot-dead/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |agency=Legit |date=28 October 2021 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201141855/https://www.legit.ng/politics/1440551-breaking-bandit-who-burnt-zamfara-resident-alive-shot-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Other local commanders | commander3 = | units1 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of the Nigerian Army.svg}} 8 divisions<ref>{{cite news |title=Troops eliminate 53 bandits including 5 Commanders in Zamfara after clearance Operations |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/troops-eliminate-53-bandits-including-5-commanders-in-zamfara/ |access-date=28 July 2021 |agency=Vanguard |date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729013452/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/troops-eliminate-53-bandits-including-5-commanders-in-zamfara/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br /> {{flagicon image|Emblem of the Nigerian Army.svg}} [[1st Division (Nigeria)|1 Mechanized Division]] * 312 Field Artillery Regiment * 31 Artillery Brigade * 223 Armored Battalion * 2 Battalion {{flagicon image|Nigerian Air Force emblem.svg}} 207 Quick Response Group<ref name="Umeh 2018">{{cite web | last=Umeh | first=Kanayo | title=Air Force arrests 16 suspected armed bandits in Zamfara – Nigeria and World News | website=The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News | date=27 July 2018 | url=https://guardian.ng/news/air-force-arrests-16-suspected-armed-bandits-in-zamfara/ | access-date=15 April 2022 | archive-date=30 November 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130021055/https://guardian.ng/news/air-force-arrests-16-suspected-armed-bandits-in-zamfara/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | units2 = Unknown | units3 = | strength1 = Unknown | strength2 = 30,000+ Zamfara State<ref>{{cite news |title=30,000 bandits terrorising my state, says Gov Matawalle |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/30000-bandits-terrorising-my-state-says-gov-matawalle/ |access-date=28 July 2021 |agency=The Nation |date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729013129/https://thenationonlineng.net/30000-bandits-terrorising-my-state-says-gov-matawalle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | casualties1 = Unknown <br /> 1 Alpha Jet<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigerian fighter jet shot down by criminals, pilot survives |url=https://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-fighter-jet-shot-down-140431602.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGBG2u0nvZkn9AZKVGoF88ZmozZKFzYvjdyvHHeOk2z14vWX3Oi0o7E63fTCWLlZ1RMfzSVjzjE1lGtnqOLV9FfaVUerAwHk8SGhsrfaCVgqLI0msUuDf2r6OJXKkbTHnE8D8fCmqbzMJ5TAUBTWN_-x4Nc5prqJrEo1sB3lbYkW |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=Yahoo!New |date=19 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727233358/https://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-fighter-jet-shot-down-140431602.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGBG2u0nvZkn9AZKVGoF88ZmozZKFzYvjdyvHHeOk2z14vWX3Oi0o7E63fTCWLlZ1RMfzSVjzjE1lGtnqOLV9FfaVUerAwHk8SGhsrfaCVgqLI0msUuDf2r6OJXKkbTHnE8D8fCmqbzMJ5TAUBTWN_-x4Nc5prqJrEo1sB3lbYkW |url-status=live }}</ref> | casualties2 = Unknown | notes = {{center|At least 12,000 killed<ref name="New Lines Magazine 2021">{{cite web | title=The Bandit Warlords of Nigeria | website=New Lines Magazine | date=1 December 2021 | url=https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-bandit-warlords-of-nigeria/ | access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref><br /> 450,000 people displaced<ref>{{cite web |title=Criminal Gangs Destabilizing Nigeria's North West |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/criminal-gangs-destabilizing-nigerias-north-west/ |website=Africa center for strategic studies |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182851/https://africacenter.org/spotlight/criminal-gangs-destabilizing-nigerias-north-west/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Nigerian bandit conflict}} }} The '''bandit conflict in [[North West (Nigeria)|northwest Nigeria]]''' is an ongoing conflict between the country's [[Federal government of Nigeria|government]] and various gangs and ethnic [[Militia|militias]]. Starting in 2011, the insecurity remaining from the [[Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria|conflict between the Fulani and Hausa]] ethnic groups quickly allowed other criminal and [[Jihadism|jihadist]] elements to form in the region. == Origins == The origins of the bandit conflict can be traced back to [[Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria|herder-farmer]] conflicts that plague Nigeria. Environmental decline and the scarcity of water and arable land led to communities competing viciously for those limited resources. [[Unemployment]], [[Poverty in Nigeria|large-scale poverty]] and weak local government have allowed for a steady stream of desperate people turning to criminal activity to earn a living. Large forested areas allow for concealment and the formation of camps deep in the forest. Unequipped police and military personnel are unable to reach these areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Combating Banditry in Northwest Nigeria |url=https://www.americansecurityproject.org/combating-banditry-in-northwest-nigeria/ |website=American Security Project |access-date=27 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726010413/https://www.americansecurityproject.org/combating-banditry-in-northwest-nigeria/ |url-status=live }}</ref> == Escalation == Continued insecurity, [[desertification]] and possible jihadist influence have allowed for a rise in attacks to take place. Large-scale weapon smuggling has allowed criminal gangs access to heavy weapons, increasing the deadliness of attacks which has affected the lives and lost of property worth billions of dollars, the presence of these group has drove away foreign investment. Under equipped local and federal forces, coupled with the harsh terrain, make offensive actions into the forest dangerous and susceptible to ambushes and attacks. Continued government inability to effectively deal with the problem has allowed the insecurity to spread and grow in ferocity.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why insurgent and bandit attacks are intensifying in Nigeria |url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-insurgent-and-bandit-attacks-are-intensifying-in-nigeria-46539 |access-date=27 July 2021 |agency=TRTworld |date=7 May 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727231327/https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-insurgent-and-bandit-attacks-are-intensifying-in-nigeria-46539 |url-status=live }}</ref> == Kidnapping == [[Banditry|Bandits]] in Nigeria have been known to ride into villages on motorcycles to loot and kidnap the inhabitants, killing anyone who resists. Kidnapping is a very profitable venture in northwest Nigeria. Between 2011 and 2020, Nigerians paid at least 18 million [[Nigerian naira|naira]] to free family members and friends.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53009704 |access-date=29 July 2021 |agency=BBC |date=5 July 2020 |archive-date=31 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731013213/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53009704 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Arms trade== Illegal arms are prevalent in northwest Nigeria. Bandit gangs control [[Mining industry of Nigeria#Gold|gold mines]] and use the gold to purchase arms from internal and international arms dealers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Small Arms Proliferate in Nigeria |url=https://www.14nstrategies.com/latest-insights/2021/4/14/small-arms-proliferate-in-nigeria |website=14 North |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819023116/https://www.14nstrategies.com/latest-insights/2021/4/14/small-arms-proliferate-in-nigeria |url-status=live }}</ref> There are an estimated 60,000 [[Arms trafficking|illegal weapons]] in circulation in northwest Nigeria. The border of northern Nigeria is undefended, with only 1,950 personnel to police the whole border, making it easy for smuggling across the border.<ref name="Azeez 2021">{{cite web | last=Azeez | first=Wasilat | title='N20k to transport AK-47, N5k for ammunition' – insider's account on banditry business in Zamfara | website=TheCable | date=11 September 2021 | url=https://www.thecable.ng/n20k-to-transport-ak-47-n5k-for-ammunition-insiders-account-on-banditry-business-in-zamfara | access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> ==Belligerents== [[File:Nigerianbandits2.png|left|250px|thumb|Nigerian bandits inside their base, February 2021]] In [[Zamfara State|Zamfara state]] alone, there are (as of 2021) over 30,000 bandits and 100 camps.<ref>{{cite web |title=30,000 bandits terrorising my state, says Gov Matawalle |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/30000-bandits-terrorising-my-state-says-gov-matawalle/ |website=The Nation |date=3 April 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729013132/https://thenationonlineng.net/30000-bandits-terrorising-my-state-says-gov-matawalle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Ali Kachalla=== Ali Kachalla is a bandit leader in his early 30s who was born in a small town called Madada near Dansadau. Kachalla controls a bandit group of about 200 in the Kuyambana Forest. His main base of operations consists of several huts along the Goron Dutse River, about 25 km south of Dansadau. Kachalla's gang directly controls the villages of Dandalla, Madada and Gobirawa Kwacha, from where he launches attacks on Dansadau and other neighboring communities. Kachalla's gang is allied with Dogo Gide's nomadic gang.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} Kachalla's gang has carried out numerous attacks, most notably the downing of a [[Nigerian Air Force]] [[Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet|Alpha Jet]] on 18 June 2021 and the destruction of a [[Mowag Piranha]] armored personnel carrier in Dansadau on 23 July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bandits Invade Zamfara Community, Kill 3 Persons, Abduct 7 |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2021/07/23/bandits-invade-zamfara-community-kill-3-persons-set-ablaze-military-armoured-vehicle/ |access-date=17 August 2021 |agency=Channels Television |date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818020256/https://www.channelstv.com/2021/07/23/bandits-invade-zamfara-community-kill-3-persons-set-ablaze-military-armoured-vehicle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Kachalla's gang has suffered defeats, most notably losing 30 men in a battle with an [[Ansaru]] cell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ali Kachalla: Unveiling The Zamfara Terror Kingpin Who Downed NAF Jet |url=https://dailytrust.com/ali-kachalla-unveiling-the-zamfara-terror-kingpin-who-downed-naf-jet |website=Daily Trust |date=2 August 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806084602/https://dailytrust.com/ali-kachalla-unveiling-the-zamfara-terror-kingpin-who-downed-naf-jet |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Dogo Gide=== Abubakar Abdullahi, known as Dogo Gide, is the leader of a bandit group near Dansadau. He is from [[Maru, Nigeria|Maru local government]] and is in his 40s, married with children. He is known for killing bandit leader Buharin Daji and 24 of Daji's gang members by luring Daji to a peace meeting. He also killed a rival bandit leader named Damina who had attacked villages under Gide's control.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dogo Gide: The man who killed Buharin Daji |url=https://dailytrust.com/amp/dogo-gide-the-man-who-killed-buharin-daji |website=Daily Trust |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818031818/https://dailytrust.com/amp/dogo-gide-the-man-who-killed-buharin-daji |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dogo Gide: Mutumin Da Ya Hallaka Buharin Daji |url=https://aminiya.dailytrust.com/dogo-gide-mutumin-da-ya-hallaka-buharin-daji/ |website=dailytrust |date=16 March 2018 |access-date=11 September 2021 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912000826/https://aminiya.dailytrust.com/dogo-gide-mutumin-da-ya-hallaka-buharin-daji/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Is notorious bandit Dogo Gide dead? What we know so far |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html |access-date=1 December 2021 |agency=Premium times |date=3 November 2021 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201142712/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mr Gide is believed to have formed criminal ties with Boko Haram in the last quarter of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-03 |title=Is notorious bandit Dogo Gide dead? What we know so far - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He is also believed to have the financial capacity and connections to procure weapons.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html | title=Is notorious bandit Dogo Gide dead? What we know so far - Premium Times Nigeria | date=3 November 2021 }}</ref> He is believed to have masterminded lots of kidnapping one of which included the kidnapping of scores of students from the Federal Government College Yauri in Kebbi State in June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-03 |title=Is notorious bandit Dogo Gide dead? What we know so far - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/493093-is-notorious-bandit-dogo-gide-dead-what-we-know-so-far.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref> ===Kachalla Halilu Sububu Seno=== Kachalla Halilu Sububu Seno is the leader of a [[Fula people|Fulani]] bandit group. He commands over 1,000 bandits in the Sububu Forest across [[Zamfara State]] and has connections to bandit groups across the west African countries of [[Mali]], [[Senegal]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Cameroon]] and the [[Central African Republic]]. He signed a peace treaty with the city of [[Shinkafi]] but has shifted his activities elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inside a Nigerian Bandit Camp |url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/inside-nigerian-bandit-camp |website=VOA |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728000657/https://www.voanews.com/africa/inside-nigerian-bandit-camp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In Rare Access To Enclave: Bandits Speak On Ravaging Insecurity |url=https://dailytrust.com/in-rare-access-to-enclave-bandits-speak-on-ravaging-insecurity |website=Daily Trust |date=26 February 2021 |access-date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818025133/https://dailytrust.com/in-rare-access-to-enclave-bandits-speak-on-ravaging-insecurity |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a leader of about 1000 bandits located in Zamfara State.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=In rare access to enclave: Bandits speak on ravaging insecurity |url=https://dailytrust.com/in-rare-access-to-enclave-bandits-speak-on-ravaging-insecurity |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Daily Trust |language=en}}</ref> HIs men are known for launching attacks and kidnapping of villagers and travellers in Sabon Birni, Rabah and Isa Local Government in Sokoto State their tentacles reaches as far as Katsina State.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=In rare access to enclave: Bandits speak on ravaging insecurity |url=https://dailytrust.com/in-rare-access-to-enclave-bandits-speak-on-ravaging-insecurity |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Daily Trust |language=en}}</ref> Halilu happens to be one of Nigeria's most dreaded Bandits having built a formidable army of young men and stocking up on weapons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=In rare access to enclave: Bandits speak on ravaging insecurity |url=https://dailytrust.com/in-rare-access-to-enclave-bandits-speak-on-ravaging-insecurity |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Daily Trust |language=en}}</ref> Two years ago communities in Shinkafi had a peace deal with Halilu's gang to ensure the relative peace they enjoy now.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=In rare access to enclave: Bandits speak on ravaging insecurity |url=https://dailytrust.com/in-rare-access-to-enclave-bandits-speak-on-ravaging-insecurity |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=Daily Trust |language=en}}</ref> ===Kachalla Turji=== Kachalla Turji, also known as Gudda Turji, is the leader of a bandit group that operates along Sokoto Road, raiding towns, villages and settlements in the area. On 17 July 2021, Kachalla Turji's main base was raided by security personnel, where they arrested his father. Kachalla Turji then attacked the villages of Kurya, Keta, Kware, Badarawa, Marisuwa and Maberaya, killing 42, abducting 150 and burning 338 houses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zamfara bandit goes wild over father's arrest, holds 150 hostage |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/zamfara-bandit-goes-wild-over-fathers-arrest-holds-150-hostage/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |agency=The Nation |date=18 July 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728004149/https://thenationonlineng.net/zamfara-bandit-goes-wild-over-fathers-arrest-holds-150-hostage/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nigerian Government Has Failed Us, We're Not Afraid Of Death – Zamfara Bandits Commander, Turji |url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/02/03/nigerian-government-has-failed-us-we%E2%80%99re-not-afraid-death-%E2%80%93-zamfara-bandits-commander |access-date=18 August 2021 |agency=Sahara reporters |date=3 February 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818185341/http://saharareporters.com/2021/02/03/nigerian-government-has-failed-us-we%E2%80%99re-not-afraid-death-%E2%80%93-zamfara-bandits-commander |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bandits Are Terrorists – No Ifs, No Buts |url=https://dailytrust.com/bandits-are-terrorists-no-ifs-no-buts |website=Daily Trust |date=21 July 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819031159/https://dailytrust.com/bandits-are-terrorists-no-ifs-no-buts |url-status=live }}</ref> He was originally from Shinkafi Local Government of Zamfara State.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-19 |title=Banditry: Experts authenticate Turji's letter, say notorious kingpin troubled, frustrated - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/501640-banditry-experts-authenticate-turjis-letter-say-notorious-kingpin-troubled-frustrated.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/501640-banditry-experts-authenticate-turjis-letter-say-notorious-kingpin-troubled-frustrated.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref> ===Dan Karami=== Dan Karami is the leader of a bandit gang that operates around [[Safana]], [[Dan Musa]], and [[Batsari]] local government areas. Karami's group is responsible for [[Kankara kidnapping|kidnapping 300 students]] from a secondary boarding school. On 23 January 2021, Karami was injured during a clash with a rival group headed by Mani Na Saleh Mai Dan Doki over the control of guns, ammunition and stolen cattle. The clash took place at [[Illela, Niger|Illela]] village and killed 20 of Dan Karami's bandits and nine civilians.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bandits' leader injured in Katsina clash |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/bandits-leader-injured-in-katsina-clash/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |agency=The Nation |date=1 February 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819014151/https://thenationonlineng.net/bandits-leader-injured-in-katsina-clash/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dankarami: Notorious bandits' leader terrorizing Katsina reportedly badly injured in crossfire |url=http://katsinapost.com.ng/2021/01/31/dankarami-notorious-bandits-leader-terrorizing-katsina-reportedly-badly-injured-in-crossfire/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |agency=Katsina Post |date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819014154/http://katsinapost.com.ng/2021/01/31/dankarami-notorious-bandits-leader-terrorizing-katsina-reportedly-badly-injured-in-crossfire/ |url-status=live }}</ref> '''Adamu Aliero Yankuzo''' Adamu Aliero Yankuzo, better known as Yankuzo, is the leader of a bandit group that operates in the forested regions of Katsina and Zamfara states. He controls a bandit group numbering about 2,000. Yankuzo is 45 years old and was born in Yankuzo village. He has at least one son. On 16 June 2020, Yankuzo was declared wanted by the Katsina State Police Command for five million [[Nigerian naira]]. Yankuzo's gang has carried out a number of attacks, including the killing 52 people in Kadisau village in revenge for the arrest of his son on 9 June 2020.<ref name="auto1"/> He was declared wanted after his gang members conffessed to the kidnapping of innocent villagers, killing of women and rustling of more than hundreds of cattle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-15 |title=Police declare 45-year-old bandit wanted in Katsina The Nation Newspaper |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/police-declare-45-year-old-bandit-wanted-in-katsina/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> ===Jihadist groups=== [[Islamic State – West Africa Province|ISWAP]] and [[Boko Haram]] have both claimed to have carried out attacks in northwest Nigeria, and some bandit groups have claimed to have formed alliances with the jihadist groups.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigerian outrage at brazen bandit attacks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57934849 |access-date=17 November 2021 |agency=BBC |date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117191915/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57934849 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a phone call intercepted by [[United States Intelligence Community|American intelligence]] in October 2021, an unnamed jihadist group and a bandit group discussed kidnapping operations and negotiations between the groups.<ref>{{cite news |title=US confirms Boko Haram, bandits working together to blackmail Buhari regime |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/us-confirms-boko-haram-bandits-working-together-to-blackmail-buhari-regime/ |access-date=17 November 2021 |agency=Vanguard |date=18 October 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117191915/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/us-confirms-boko-haram-bandits-working-together-to-blackmail-buhari-regime/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Boko Haram is also believed to have sent specialized personnel, including bomb makers and military advisors, as well as military equipment to the Kaduna state to train and equip their bandit groups' allies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boko Haram sends bomb makers to Kaduna as ISIS visits ISWAP in Lake Chad |url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/10/27/boko-haram-sends-bomb-makers-to-kaduna-as-isis-visits-iswap-in-lake-chad/ |access-date=17 November 2021 |agency=Daily post |date=27 October 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117191915/https://dailypost.ng/2021/10/27/boko-haram-sends-bomb-makers-to-kaduna-as-isis-visits-iswap-in-lake-chad/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boko Haram Fighters Training Bandits In Northern Nigeria To Use Anti-aircraft Guns, Explosives—Report |url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/26/boko-haram-fighters-training-bandits-northern-nigeria-use-anti-aircraft-guns-explosives |access-date=17 November 2021 |agency=Sahara reporters |date=26 September 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117191925/http://saharareporters.com/2021/09/26/boko-haram-fighters-training-bandits-northern-nigeria-use-anti-aircraft-guns-explosives |url-status=live }}</ref> ====Ansaru resurgence==== Ansaru, a jihadist group linked with al-Qaeda, is believed to have been operating in the Kaduna state. It is believed they enter Nigeria through the porosity of the Niger and Benin Republic border with Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-20 |title=INSECURITY: Northerners killing Northerners! |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/insecurity-northerners-killing-northerners/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> After going silent in 2013, Ansaru began attacking Nigerian military and police personnel and infrastructure,<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Qaeda-linked group claims attack in northwestern Nigeria |url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/08/al-qaeda-linked-group-claims-attack-in-northwestern-nigeria.php |website=Long war Journal |date=8 August 2020 |access-date=17 November 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117191917/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/08/al-qaeda-linked-group-claims-attack-in-northwestern-nigeria.php |url-status=live }}</ref> including an ambush of a Nigerian military convoy on 15 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ansaru publicly returns to Nigeria |url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/01/ansaru-publicly-returns-to-nigeria.php |access-date=17 November 2021 |agency=The Longwar journal |date=17 January 2020 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117191915/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/01/ansaru-publicly-returns-to-nigeria.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to Nigeria having large ungoverned Forest by successive government most of these terrosite and bandits groups have turn some forests in the Northern region of Nigeria to their operational base.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-20 |title=INSECURITY: Northerners killing Northerners! |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/insecurity-northerners-killing-northerners/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> In March 2020, the governor Kaduna State Governor Nasiro Ahmed El Rufa'i state that there will be no negotioation or pardon for bandits and terrorist groups in the State.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-20 |title=INSECURITY: Northerners killing Northerners! |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/insecurity-northerners-killing-northerners/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref> ===Bello Turji=== Bello Turji Kachalla is the leader of a bandits and kidnappers gang that operates in the Zamfara and Sokoto states.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=Police parade notorious bandit Bello Turji's 'doctor', others - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/509009-police-parade-notorious-bandit-bello-turjis-doctor-others.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/509009-police-parade-notorious-bandit-bello-turjis-doctor-others.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was known to have imposed levies on many villages and appointed leaders in two of the eastern Sokoto Villages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=Police parade notorious bandit Bello Turji's 'doctor', others - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/509009-police-parade-notorious-bandit-bello-turjis-doctor-others.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/509009-police-parade-notorious-bandit-bello-turjis-doctor-others.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was notorious and ruthless that he refuse to accept ransom after He kidnapped the father of the Zamafara House of Assembly speaker which eventually led to the elderly man's unfortunate demise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=Police parade notorious bandit Bello Turji's 'doctor', others - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/509009-police-parade-notorious-bandit-bello-turjis-doctor-others.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/509009-police-parade-notorious-bandit-bello-turjis-doctor-others.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref> He was said to have little of Western education but vast in the Islamic Education and also had a good family background.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bello Turji, Nigeria alleged bandit kingpin - Wetin we sabi about am |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-59872150 |access-date=2022-06-26}}</ref> According to a Lecturer Dr. Murtala, Turji's group members are from influential family some of which includes Umaru Nagona,, Mallam Ina Manara ,Bello Kagara and so many more.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bello Turji, Nigeria alleged bandit kingpin - Wetin we sabi about am |work=BBC News Pidgin |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/world-59872150 |access-date=2022-06-26}}</ref> ==Refugees== At least 247,000 people have been displaced and 120 villages have been razed in continuing bandit activity in northwest Nigeria.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=The Growing Threat of Armed Banditry in North-West Nigeria |url=https://www.strifeblog.org/2021/01/08/the-growing-threat-of-armed-banditry-in-north-west-nigeria/ |website=StrifeBlog |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=27 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727010710/https://www.strifeblog.org/2021/01/08/the-growing-threat-of-armed-banditry-in-north-west-nigeria/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Blueprint Newspapers Limited 2020">{{cite web | title=247,000 in North-west states displaced by insecurity, flood – FG | website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited | date=27 October 2020 | url=https://www.blueprint.ng/247000-in-north-west-states-displaced-by-insecurity-flood-fg/ | access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> At least 77,000 of the displaced have been forced into Niger's [[Maradi Region]], where cross-border raids and attacks continue. At least 11,320 refugees have been successfully relocated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Surging violence in Nigeria drives displacement to Niger |url=https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/briefing/2021/3/603dfeaa4/surging-violence-nigeria-drives-displacement-niger.html |website=UNHCR |access-date=29 July 2021 |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425011540/https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/briefing/2021/3/603dfeaa4/surging-violence-nigeria-drives-displacement-niger.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Timeline== [[File:ArrestedbanditsNigeria.png|thumb|250px|Bandits arrested in Zamfara state, September 2021]] ===Nigerian government operations=== ====Operation Harbin Kunama ==== On 8 July 2016, president [[Muhammadu Buhari]] announced that the Nigerian military would launch a military operation code-named Operation Harbin Kunama. The operation was carried out by the 223 armored battalion of the 1 Mechanised Division<ref>{{cite web |title=223 Armoured Battalion |url=https://whowasincommand.com/en/organization/view/6be04c3d-79d9-4b4d-a9f4-13fcd8835ab0/ |website=Who was in command |access-date=27 November 2021 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127022454/https://whowasincommand.com/en/organization/view/6be04c3d-79d9-4b4d-a9f4-13fcd8835ab0/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Buhari Launches Army Operation Against Armed Bandits, Others In Zamfara |url=https://www.informationng.com/2016/07/buhari-launches-army-operation-against-armed-bandits-others-in-zamfara.html |access-date=26 November 2021 |agency=Information Nigeria |date=14 July 2016 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127022454/https://www.informationng.com/2016/07/buhari-launches-army-operation-against-armed-bandits-others-in-zamfara.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and targeted bandit groups in the Dansadau Forest. In the days before the announcement, convoys carried new military equipment into the Zamfara state, including tanks and [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armoured fighting vehicles]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Troops kill 11 gunmen, two terrorists in Zamfara, Borno |url=https://guardian.ng/news/troops-kill-11-gunmen-two-terrorists-in-zamfara-borno/ |access-date=26 November 2021 |agency=the guardian |date=18 July 2016 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127022451/https://guardian.ng/news/troops-kill-11-gunmen-two-terrorists-in-zamfara-borno/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ====Operation Sharan Daji ==== In early 2016, Operation Sharan Daji was launched by the Nigerian military to combat bandits in the northwest. The operation was conducted by 31 Artillery Brigade and 2 Battalion of the first 1 Mechanised Division. By March 2016, 35 bandits were killed, 36 guns were seized, 6,009 cattle were recovered, 49 bandit camps were destroyed and 38 bandits were captured.<ref>{{cite news |title=35 bandits killed, 39 others arrested in North-East – Nigerian Army |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/200415-35-bandits-killed-39-others-arrested-north-east-nigerian-army.html |access-date=29 November 2021 |agency=Premium times |date=19 March 2016 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130021055/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/200415-35-bandits-killed-39-others-arrested-north-east-nigerian-army.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the year 2019, the Nigerian Army confirmed the killing of four bandits under the Operation Sharan Daji.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-28 |title=Four bandits killed, six soldiers injured in Nigeria, Niger joint operations - Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/327278-four-bandits-killed-six-soldiers-injured-in-nigeria-niger-joint-operations.html,%20https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nnorth-east/327278-four-bandits-killed-six-soldiers-injured-in-nigeria-niger-joint-operations.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref> During the operation the troops recovered three AK-47, three dane guns and two G3 rifles, some AK 47 magazines and others. ====Operation Accord==== On 5 June 2020, the Nigerian military launched Operation Accord, which established a joint task force of vigilantes and troops of the 312 Artillery Regiment. An air and ground offensive was launched on the same day on which the operation was announced, killing more than 70 bandits.<ref>{{cite news |title=Troops of Operation Accord kill 70 bandits in Kachia forest – DHQ |url=https://guardian.ng/news/troops-of-operation-accord-kill-70-bandits-in-kachia-forest-dhq/ |access-date=26 November 2021 |agency=the guardian |date=6 June 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127022453/https://guardian.ng/news/troops-of-operation-accord-kill-70-bandits-in-kachia-forest-dhq/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The operation led to the destruction of multiple bandit camps, including a camp belonging to Ansaru.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ayandele |first1=Olajumoke |title=Confronting Nigeria's Kaduna Crisis |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/confronting-nigerias-kaduna-crisis/ |website=Africa center for strategic studies |access-date=26 November 2021 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127022451/https://africacenter.org/spotlight/confronting-nigerias-kaduna-crisis/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Major bandit attacks=== ====2020==== *18 April, [[April 2020 Katsina attacks]] *11 December, [[Kankara kidnapping]] ====2021==== *24–25 February, [[February 2021 Kaduna and Katsina attacks]] *26 February, [[Zamfara kidnapping]] *11 March, [[Afaka kidnapping]] *20 April, [[Greenfield University kidnapping]] *3 June [[2021 Kebbi massacre]] *11–12 June, [[Zurmi massacre]] *14 June, [[Kebbi kidnapping]] *5 July, [[Chikun kidnapping]] ====2022==== *4–6 January, [[2022 Zamfara massacres]] *14–15 January, [[Dankade massacre]] *8 [[March 2022 Kebbi massacres]] *26 March, a gang of 200 bandits targeted [[Kaduna International Airport]]. A security guard was killed but the military successfully managed to repel the bandits.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2022 |title=Two flights 'escape' as '200 terrorists' attack Kaduna airport, one dead |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/two-flights-escape-as-200-terrorists-attack-kaduna-airport-one-dead/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327065202/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/two-flights-escape-as-200-terrorists-attack-kaduna-airport-one-dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2022 |title=PDP slams Buhari over Kaduna airport attack |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/pdp-slams-buhari-over-kaduna-airport-attack/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-US |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327154854/https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/03/pdp-slams-buhari-over-kaduna-airport-attack/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *28 March, [[Abuja–Kaduna train attack]] - a train heading from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked in Katari, Kaduna state, killing 60 passengers. *10 April [[2022 Plateau State massacres]].<ref>{{Cite news |first1=MacDonald |last1=Dzirutwe|date=11 April 2022 |title=Gunmen attack kills at least 50 in Nigeria's Plateau state |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/gunmen-attack-kills-least-50-nigerias-plateau-state-2022-04-11/ |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first1=Marie-Therese |last1=Nanlong |first2=Ibrahim |last2=Hassan-Wuyo |first3=Shina |last3=Abubakar |date=12 April 2022 |title=94 killed by terrorists, assassins in Plateau, Kaduna, Osun within 24 hrs |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/94-killed-by-terrorists-assassins-in-plateau-kaduna-osun-within-24-hrs/ |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first1=Chinedu |last1=Asadu |date=12 April 2022 |title=Gunmen kill more than 100 in Nigeria's north, say survivors |url=https://apnews.com/article/business-nigeria-africa-dd42365974da5e66aacfc7a461869b50 |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Sarah|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nigeria-news-violence-plateau-village-attacks-gunmen-bandits-buhari/|title=Nigeria leader vows "no mercy" for gunmen behind massacre that left more than 150 dead in country's north|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Nigerian bandit conflict| ]] [[Category:2010s conflicts]] [[Category:Conflicts in 2020]] [[Category:Conflicts in 2021]] [[Category:Agriculture in Nigeria]] [[Category:Conflicts in Nigeria]] [[Category:Conflicts in 2022]] [[Category:Organized crime conflicts]] [[Category:Organized crime in Nigeria]] [[Category:2020s conflicts]]'