Lakurawa: Rising threat and diverging views on Nigeria’s security tactics, by Victor Itodo Abuh The emergence of a new terrorist group in Nigeria’s Northwest, known as Lakurawa, has intensified the insecurity situation in a region already struggling with insurgency. Operating primarily in Sokoto and Kebbi states, Lakurawa first appeared in 2018 within the dense expanse of Gongono Forest in Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State. Recent events, including a violent assault on the Mera community in Kebbi State’s Augie Local Government Area, which claimed at least 15 lives, have heightened public...