Banditry
Type of organized crime committed by outlaws
📊 Rating
1 news mentions · 👍 0 likes · 👎 0 dislikes
📌 Topics
- Public Security (1)
- Religious Persecution (1)
- Criminality (1)
🏷️ Keywords
Nigeria (1) · Kaduna State (1) · Abduction (1) · Catholic priest (1) · Banditry (1) · Kidnapping for ransom (1) · Gidan Itodo (1)
📖 Key Information
Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, kidnapping, and murder, either as an individual or in groups. Banditry is a vague concept of criminality and in modern usage can be synonymous with gangsterism, brigandage, marauding, terrorism, piracy, and thievery.
📰 Related News (1)
🔗 Entity Intersection Graph
People and organizations frequently mentioned alongside Banditry:
- 👤 Kaduna State (1 shared articles)
- 🌐 Priesthood in the Catholic Church (1 shared articles)
- 🌐 Abduction (1 shared articles)
- 🌐 Nigeria (1 shared articles)