This study focuses on the critical discourse analysis of the representation of women in banditry and terrorism in the print media in Nigeria. Critical Discourse Analysis was adopted to examine the portrayal of women in terrorism and banditry 25 articles from seven Nigerian newspapers (including online) were analyses. The findings show that women terrorists are portrayed as deviants and active participants rather than victims. It suggests that all terrorists should be treated equally regardless of their gender and the use of female in most of the headlines should be avoided. It also suggests that women terrorists should not be depicted as active participant in terrorism and banditry but as victims.
Keywords: Depiction, Terrorism, banditry, critical discourse analysis
