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banditry

[ban-di-tree] / ˈbæn dɪ tri /
NOUN
highway robbery
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He noted that Nigerian forces are also stretched thin, attending to southeastern separatists, armed "banditry" in the northwest and farmer-herder conflicts in central states.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

Some Nigerians welcomed U.S. intervention, citing their own government’s failure to make headway against terrorism and banditry since the kidnapping of the Chibok girls more than a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

At first, Lakurawa members promised to tackle banditry and help protect local people from cattle thieves.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2025

Even those who dislike the current regime say banditry, kidnapping and corruption, which were rampant under the previous governments, have been largely reined in.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

But we trained her to carry the mail, and though there was no banditry in that section, we had to be on our guard with money coming in.

From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.




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