How motorcycles and AI became twin engines of insurgency

    Obidike Okafor | Editor’s picks | Jul 14, 2026    
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In northern Nigeria, the hum of a motorcycle engine has become more than background noise. It is a sound that villagers in Zamfara, Katsina, and Borno have come to dread, a signal that Boko Haram or its splinter faction ISWAP may be near.

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