Six members of an armed group pose with rifles beside a motorcycle in a rocky, dry landscape near Batsari, Nigeria. Some wear camouflage clothing, while others wear colorful shirts, hats, and scarves.

11.06.2026

Picturing the bandits

Terna Iwar
Sa’eed Husaini
Emeka Ugwu
OAG

A peace deal in Katsina, Nigeria, lets one armed group buy biscuits and plan for Hajj, but not lay down its weapons. Photographer Terna Iwar tells the Nigerian Scam what he saw.