Bandits have created states inside Nigeria, hold ‘victory parades’

Bandits have created states inside Nigeria, hold ‘victory parades’

Activist, Mahdi Shehu, has raised the alarm over what he described as a “victory parade” by armed bandits in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, lamenting that criminal gangs now operate with impunity and impose their own rules on helpless communities. In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, Shehu said the heavily armed bandits, dressed in full combat uniforms, converged on Bakori for what was termed a “peace deal” wit…