Why Dialogue-Based Peace Agreements Remain a Viable Option in Addressing Rural Banditry

By Shehu Ibrahim Bakori For years, communities across parts of northern Nigeria have lived under the shadow of recurring attacks, killings, kidnappings, and displacement. Entire villages have been uprooted, local economies crippled, and trust between citizens and the state severely strained. In the face of such relentless violence, it is understandable that the idea of