{"id":7726,"date":"2026-11-03T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/nigerias-bandits-are-building-parallel-tax-systems-in-farming-communities-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:03:28","slug":"nigerias-bandits-are-building-parallel-tax-systems-in-farming-communities-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/nigerias-bandits-are-building-parallel-tax-systems-in-farming-communities-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s bandits are building parallel tax systems in farming communities \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For farmers in parts of northern Nigeria, the cost of producing food increasingly includes payments to armed groups. Some demand money before cultivation, others collect<\/p>\n<div class=\"aero-paywall-locked\" data-aero-post-id=\"1214737\" readability=\"7\">\n<p class=\"aero-paywall-locked-placeholder\">Subscribe to keep reading<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bday-author-bio\" readability=\"10.503225806452\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nigerias-bandits-are-building-parallel-tax-systems-in-farming-communities-\u2013-Businessday-NG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a288fc52f58beb7ba0cc86e3f04f90ecd22003f844c3a9e1e05dd32cd4778176?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-48 photo bday-author-bio__avatar\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div readability=\"16.232258064516\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businessday.ng\/author\/obidike-okaforbusinessday-ng\/\">Obidike Okafor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obidike Okafor is an award winning, seasoned journalist and content consultant.  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