Say No And Die: Niger Community Turned Bandit Messengers

For the people of Dakera District in Borgu local government area of Niger State, refusal is not an option. Bandits hand villagers millions of naira to shop for them, leaving residents with a grim choice: say no and risk deadly reprisals, or say yes and become unwilling participants in the criminal networks terrorising their communities. Caught between fear and survival, they live a reality where every errand could be a matter of life and death. ABU NMODU chronicles the harrowing dilemma confronting the villagers.
Bandits operating in the forests around Dakera District compel selected villagers to run errands on their behalf, handing them large sums of cash, sometimes running into mill...