Abstract
In this chapter, the relationship between the organised crime of transborder nomadic banditry and democratisation process in Nigeria is examined. While the discourse on inter-ethnic rivalry and violent conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa is not a new phenomenon, the study of the political economy of banditry and its relations with degraded democratic institution is rare in the literature. It is on this note that this chapter examines the historical congruency of the politics and economics of banditry in Nigeria within the context of the evolution of democratic governance in West Africa. It argues that the democratic experience in African countries, and Nigeria in particular, has not brought the much-expected improvement on the quality of life of the people as the majority wallow in abject poverty, unemployment, absence of critical infrastructure, insecurity, ecological degradation, and violence. This chapter concludes that the failure of democratic institutions is the major cause of the emerging trend of banditry in Nigeria.
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