Some retired military generals have admitted that the Nigerian military is unable to prevent residents in troubled areas from paying levies and ransoms to bandits, despite ongoing counterterrorism operations.
Naija News reports that the retired officers expressed skepticism about the military’s ability to stop locals from meeting the demands of bandit groups, given the widespread fear of attacks in rural communities.
Some retired military generals have admitted that the Nigerian military is unable to prevent residents in troubled areas from paying levies and ransoms to bandits, despite ongoing counterterrorism operations.
Naija News reports that the retired officers expressed skepticism about the military’s ability to stop locals from meeting the demands of bandit groups, given the widespread fear of attacks in rural communitie.
Since banditry evolved into an organized crime in northern Nigeria—marked by mass abductions, village raids, and extortion—farming communities have been forced to pay heavy ransoms, levies, and protection taxes to bandits.
