Civil Society in the shadows of Nigeria’s Core Conflicts The Role of International Community, the Media and Civil Society Engagement in Rural Banditry – Ruth Eguono OLOFIN Key recommendations based on the presentation by Dr Chris Kwaja on Rural Banditry: The Role of the International Community • The International community should support crisis­affected countries to enable them to overcome the myriads of security challenges faced. This support can be in the areas of technical capacity and supply of sophisticated equipment to security institutions including State-of-the-Art Border intelligence and surveillance equipment. • A sustainable framework for tracking the movement of cattle. This framework should build in an early warning system that places endemic communities on high alert when there is an invasion. • Strategic Communication, Advocacy and Engagement with governments of the affected countries. This engagement entails reminders to their commitments to protect lives and properties and the enactment and development of protective laws and policies. • Through donor organizations, civil society organisations can be enabled to set up sustainable networks of local Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Nigeria| 128