Lakurawa’s Hybrid Jihadist–Criminal Governance in Northwestern Nigeria
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Lakurawa has evolved from a tolerated anti-banditry force in northwestern Nigeria into a coercive militant group through enforcing rigid Islamic norms, extracting local resources, and violently suppressing community vigilantes.
The group employs highly mobile raid-and-withdraw tactics using motorcycles and cross-border forest camps near Niger, allowing Lakurawa to survive military pressure and maintain organizational continuity
The cross-border presence facilitates i
Lakurawa has evolved from a tolerated anti-banditry force in northwestern Nigeria into a coercive militant group through enforcing rigid Islamic norms, extracting local resources, and violently suppressing community vigilantes.
The group employs highly mobile raid-and-withdraw tactics using motorcycles and cross-border forest camps near Niger, allowing Lakurawa to survive military pressure and maintain organizational continuity
The cross-border presence facilitates i
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