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Recent Examples of banditry
In parts of the country, violent attacks, kidnappings and banditry shadow daily life.
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Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Now as then, insecurity at Nigerian schools in the north is occurring in the context of a broad rash of violence across the country, from farmer-herder conflicts in the east and central regions, armed banditry attacks in the northwest, and youth restiveness in the south.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
Now as then, insecurity at Nigerian schools in the north is occurring in the context of a broad rash of violence across the country, from farmer-herder conflicts in the east and central regions, armed banditry attacks in the northwest, and youth restiveness in the south.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
In Nigeria, for example, states like Borno, Zamfara, and parts of Kaduna and Katsina have experienced ongoing insecurity due to armed insurgent groups and banditry, which can restrict or delay vaccination campaigns.
—Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banditry
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Beyond health issues, the State Department also warns of petty crime, reports of piracy, and spontaneous protests in the country.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
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So there needed to be a balance of location that allowed for maritime travel and protection from the potential damage caused by piracy, invasions and the equally destructive power of storms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Schlegel is expected to be charged via federal criminal complaint with assault on a federal officer, alien smuggling and felon in possession of a firearm in connection with Tuesday's shooting, Janke said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Schlegel is expected to be charged with assault on a federal officer, alien smuggling and felon in possession of a firearm, Janke said.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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And, as bad as all that looting was, the wealth that remained in Congo constituted only a small percentage of what was being made on markets globally, and from the technology those minerals powered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some of the demonstrations descended into shootings, looting and vandalism.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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If his decades-long track record is any indication, Sanders would be inclined to make excuses for our adversaries and look on the bright side of their repression and rapine.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
25 Feb. 2020
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There is no question about the general philosophy that underlay this great act of public pillage and economic rapine.—
Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
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“Banditry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banditry. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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