Muhammadu Buhari

==== Banditry in Northern Nigeria ====

Since 2015, the Buhari Administration has suffered with an increased spate of banditry-related activities in [[Northern Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punchng.com/banditry-in-nigeria-a-brief-history-of-a-long-war/|title=Banditry in Nigeria: A brief history of a long war|website=Punch Newspapers|date=27 December 2018|language=en-US|access-date=14 February 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612225859/https://punchng.com/banditry-in-nigeria-a-brief-history-of-a-long-war/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Abuja]]-[[Kaduna]] highway has been termed the "highway of kidnapping", due to the rampant atrocities committed by bandits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/abuja-kaduna-highway-of-kidnapping.html|title=Abuja-Kaduna Highway of Kidnapping|date=16 July 2017|website=Daily Trust|language=en-GB|access-date=14 February 2020|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612184411/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/abuja-kaduna-highway-of-kidnapping.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2020, the Northern Elders Forum, a socio-political organisation, said the administration has failed Nigerians in terms of security.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punchng.com/buhari-has-failed-nigerians-say-northern-elders/|title=ICYMI: Buhari has failed Nigerians, say northern elders|website=Punch Newspapers|date=10 February 2020|language=en-US|access-date=14 February 2020|archive-date=14 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214150117/https://punchng.com/buhari-has-failed-nigerians-say-northern-elders/|url-status=live}}</ref>

By July 2021, about 45 people a day were kidnapped, largely by bandits for ransom.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigerians Are Being Kidnapped For Ransom — But This Time It's Not Boko Haram |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/14/1016093356/nigerians-are-being-kidnapped-for-ransom-but-this-time-its-not-boko-haram |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=1 September 2021 |archive-date=1 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901174708/https://www.npr.org/2021/07/14/1016093356/nigerians-are-being-kidnapped-for-ransom-but-this-time-its-not-boko-haram |url-status=live }}</ref> Other bandits focused on stealing cattle, [[camel]]s, and other livestock while some groups attacked and seized control of entire villages and wider territories. The banditry lead to fears of collaboration between bandits and Northeastern terrorists with those fears being confirmed in August 2021 when the [[Nigeria Immigration Service]] reported that large groups of [[Zamfara State|Zamfara]]-based bandits were traveling to [[Borno State]] for training from [[Boko Haram]].<ref>{{Cite web  |date=2021-07-29 |title='Bandits travelling from Zamfara to Borno for terrorist training' |url=https://punchng.com/bandits-travelling-from-zamfara-to-borno-for-terrorist-training/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>