Strategies for Tackling Rural Banditry and Security Challenges forSustainable Democracy in Nigeria

Abstract

In the northern states, rural banditry as a result of
the farmer-herder conflict has become a threat, so
rampant that the state apparatus has begun to
intervene. The safety of life and property has
received priority attention from the governments
of various countries in the world, both democratic
and military governments. It is generally believed
that development cannot progress in an
atmosphere of excessive conflict, violence,
anxiety, fear and destruction of property. There is
no denying the fact that the absence of security or
insecurity can have a negative impact on the
overall well-being of rural farmers. The purpose of
this study is to investigate the challenges faced by
rural farmers towards sustainable democracy and
the role of rural farmers in overcoming rural
bandits due to the spread of conflicts that have
affected national security and sustainable
democracy. These measures include military
action, vigilante groups, security intelligence, and
a suspension of illegal mining activities in the
northern state. The recommendations include:
Governments should enhance rural security
through the use of digital technologies such as
sophisticated surveillance and detection tools and
neglected security management initiatives in rural
areas should be developed and enriched to reduce
democratic illiteracy in rural areas