Abstract
ABSTRACT As rural armed banditry in Nigeria defies conventional warfare strategies, including militarisation, negotiation, and amnesty, the Zamfara state government in Nigeria introduced a market warfare strategy to contain the spread of rural armed banditry. The markets were shut down across the state, particularly in rural areas, to stop buying and selling all kinds of goods and services to deny armed bandits access to markets where they could sell rustled cows, acquire provisions for their basic needs, and purchase arms and ammunition. The article used the routine activity theory and a qualitative analysis approach to examine the market warfare strategy in Zamfara State. It argues that, the respite provided by the strategy was temporary, as its impact on the poor people is has been devastating.
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