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Jihadist and Bandit Networks in Northern Nigeria

Jihadist and Bandit Networks in Northern Nigeria

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Nigeria’s northern security crisis pulls in France and a hardline U.S.

Force in Play

Escalating with drone strikes, massacres, and cross-border alliances including JNIM incursions into central Nigeria

Since March 2025, jihadist attacks, mass kidnappings, and farmer-herder violence have swept across northern and central Nigeria. A February 4, 2026, jihadist massacre in Kwara State alone killed over 160 people. Major incidents include a US-Nigeria airstrike on December 25, 2025, targeting Islamic State militants; Boko Haram and ISWAP attacks killing dozens of soldiers in January 2026; and partial rescues amid ongoing banditry.

Updated 6 days ago