The investigation showed how citizens helplessly pay millions in cash to bandits in exchange for peace in communities with little to no government presence. ByIbrahim Adeyemi October 3, 2022 Reading Time: 11 mins read Staring at the cloudy sky above the slumbering Rimni hamlet in the Zurmi area of Zamfara State, Haruna Ibrahim sat on stone rubble. His eyes were tinged with blood, a result of battering and cries after he dared to look terrorists in the face in an encounter. When asked to describe his experience, he frowned his…
Merchants Of Terror (1): Paying blood taxes, helpless communities sustain Nigeria’s terrorists
