banditry
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He vowed "continuous food and cash support" for "families affected by banditry" -- the word commonly used for the violence racking the region.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 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
Access to ransom money has traditionally made banditry a lucrative endeavour, yet in Kurfi, it was bandit leaders who requested peace talks.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 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
Pachuca took up banditry, in a gentlemanly sort of way; at least they say he did; nobody’s proved it on him.
From Across the Mesa by Henry Clarence Pitz
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