Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria
Rural Banditry, Boko Haram and the Battle for Sovereignty
Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria
Rural Banditry, Boko Haram and the Battle for Sovereignty
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The rise of ungoverned spaces in Nigeria has led to an urgent security crisis, in which violence perpetrated by non-state actors and organised crime has become a major threat to the stability of one of Africa's most dynamic nations.
Defining and examining these new dangerous spaces in Nigeria, this books brings together a broad range of academics and security experts seeking to understand what has led to their proliferation, and what can be done to regain control.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Ungoverned Spaces and Crisis of Security in Nigeria – Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy, and Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK.
PART I: MAPPING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 2: The Geography of Ungoverned Spaces: Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Nigeria – Associate Professor Abubakar Kawu Munguno, Head of Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Chapter 3: The Cyberspace as Ungoverned Space in Nigeria – Professor Francisca N Ogwueleka, Department of Intelligence and Cyber security, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Chapter 4: Ungoverned Spaces and Rural Banditry in Nigeria – Professor Jibrin Ibrahim and Dr. Ogbu Collins, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja- Nigeria.
Chapter 5: The Ecology of Ungoverned Spaces: Environmental Militancy and Resource War in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Tarila Marclint Ebiede, Niger Delta Univeristy.
PART II: EMPIRICIZING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 6: Farmer-Pastoralist Conflict and the Emerging Fear for Herdsmen in Nigeria – Dr. Sunday Adejoh, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 7: The 1978 Land Use Act, Land Allocation, Speculation and Violence in the Rural Areas of Nigeria – Associate Professor Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode and Dr. Ijeoma Golda Ilonubo, Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Chapter 8: Rural Violence and Civil Society: Farmer-Herder Crises, Uncivil Discourses and the Politics of Nigeria's Security Architecture – Dr. Ben Ugochukwu Nwosu, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka- Nigeria.
Chapter 9: Refugees, IDPs and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria, Assoc. Prof Sharkdam Wapmuk, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 10: State Sovereignty, Social Contract and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria - Prof. Nanven Audu Gambo, Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Nigeria.
Chapter 11: Armed Militancy and the Human Security Crisis in Rural Oil Communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Abosede Omowumi Babatunde and Dr. Azeez Bisoye Raji, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin- Nigeria.
Chapter 12: Cattle Rustling, Economic Disempowerment and Social Conflict in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Aliyu Mukhtar and Dr. Junaidu Abdulkadir, Department of Political Science, Shehu Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina-Nigeria.
Chapter 13: Rural Banditry and Communal Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Babayo Sule, Dr. Ibrahim Kawuley Mikail and Dr. Usman Sambo, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State-Nigeria.
Chapter 14: Farmer-Herder Conflict and Rural Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Al Chukwuma Okoli and Dr. Cornelius O. Ogayi, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Chapter 15: Gender Vulnerabilities, Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Northwest Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria (2010-2020) – Dr Nachana'a Alahira David and Dr. Sanusi Lawal, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 16: Constructive Engagement and Managing Rural Violence in Obudu and Vandeikya Communities in Nigeria – Dr Isaac Terungwa Terwasa and Dr. John Tor Tsuwa, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Kashere.
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Chapter 17: Conclusion: Reclaiming Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria – Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK and Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy
PART I: MAPPING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 2: The Geography of Ungoverned Spaces: Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Nigeria – Associate Professor Abubakar Kawu Munguno, Head of Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Chapter 3: The Cyberspace as Ungoverned Space in Nigeria – Professor Francisca N Ogwueleka, Department of Intelligence and Cyber security, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria.
Chapter 4: Ungoverned Spaces and Rural Banditry in Nigeria – Professor Jibrin Ibrahim and Dr. Ogbu Collins, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja- Nigeria.
Chapter 5: The Ecology of Ungoverned Spaces: Environmental Militancy and Resource War in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Tarila Marclint Ebiede, Niger Delta Univeristy.
PART II: EMPIRICIZING UNGOVERNED SPACES AND CRISIS OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA
Chapter 6: Farmer-Pastoralist Conflict and the Emerging Fear for Herdsmen in Nigeria – Dr. Sunday Adejoh, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 7: The 1978 Land Use Act, Land Allocation, Speculation and Violence in the Rural Areas of Nigeria – Associate Professor Musibau Olabamiji Oyebode and Dr. Ijeoma Golda Ilonubo, Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Chapter 8: Rural Violence and Civil Society: Farmer-Herder Crises, Uncivil Discourses and the Politics of Nigeria's Security Architecture – Dr. Ben Ugochukwu Nwosu, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka- Nigeria.
Chapter 9: Refugees, IDPs and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria, Assoc. Prof Sharkdam Wapmuk, Department of Defence and Security Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 10: State Sovereignty, Social Contract and Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria - Prof. Nanven Audu Gambo, Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, Nigeria.
Chapter 11: Armed Militancy and the Human Security Crisis in Rural Oil Communities in Nigeria's Niger Delta – Dr. Abosede Omowumi Babatunde and Dr. Azeez Bisoye Raji, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin- Nigeria.
Chapter 12: Cattle Rustling, Economic Disempowerment and Social Conflict in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Aliyu Mukhtar and Dr. Junaidu Abdulkadir, Department of Political Science, Shehu Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina-Nigeria.
Chapter 13: Rural Banditry and Communal Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Babayo Sule, Dr. Ibrahim Kawuley Mikail and Dr. Usman Sambo, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State-Nigeria.
Chapter 14: Farmer-Herder Conflict and Rural Violence in Northern Nigeria – Dr. Al Chukwuma Okoli and Dr. Cornelius O. Ogayi, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
Chapter 15: Gender Vulnerabilities, Cattle Rustling and Armed Banditry in Northwest Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria (2010-2020) – Dr Nachana'a Alahira David and Dr. Sanusi Lawal, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna-Nigeria.
Chapter 16: Constructive Engagement and Managing Rural Violence in Obudu and Vandeikya Communities in Nigeria – Dr Isaac Terungwa Terwasa and Dr. John Tor Tsuwa, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Kashere.
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Chapter 17: Conclusion: Reclaiming Ungoverned Spaces in Nigeria – Bashir Bala University of Exeter, UK and Usman A Tar, Nigerian Defence Academy
Product details
| Published | May 14 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350257481 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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