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How Nigeria's 'banditry' crisis has evolved

This aerial view shows a general view of the central business district in Abuja, Nigeria, May 21, 2025. [AFP]

Nigeria's countryside is under growing threat from gangs of armed criminal "bandits", who have in recent years proven more deadly than the west African nation's jihadist insurgency.

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