Dr Rufa'i Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/dr-rufai/ Reporting Nigeria security Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:19:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Dr Rufa'i Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/dr-rufai/ 32 32 Banditry in Northwest Nigeria not new, now buoyed by politicians, influx of foreign fighters, says Dr. Rufa’I https://securitydigestng.com/2021/09/10/banditry-in-northwest-nigeria-not-new-now-buoyed-by-politicians-influx-of-foreign-fighters-says-dr-rufai/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/09/10/banditry-in-northwest-nigeria-not-new-now-buoyed-by-politicians-influx-of-foreign-fighters-says-dr-rufai/#respond Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:19:55 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17394 A lecturer at the Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and a leading researcher on banditry, Dr Murtala A. Rufa’I, says the phenomenon of banditry in Northwest region predates Nigeria’s colonial history but is now buoyed by politicians and the influx of foreign fighters and weapons from Libya and other regionals countries. Speaking at a public lecture […]

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