Last Sunday was another sad day for many communities in Katsina State following the invasion of their homes by bandits who killed many people and inflicted life threatening injuries on others. Several others were kidnapped, just as livestock were rustled. The worst affected villages were Tsayau (Jibia LGA), Dantakuri and Barza (Danmusa LGA) and Zakka (Safana LGA).

They are among the eight most affected local governments by banditry, being border villages to the dreaded Rugu Forest that harbours the bandits.

During the Sunday attack, no fewer than 17 people were reported killed- four at Tsayau, 11 at Dantakuri and two at Barza while four were kidnapped at Zakka village.

The attacks took place between 5pm and midnight according to residents with kidnapping, wanton destruction of property and rustling of large numbers of animals. Tsayau residents after the attack, took three of the corpses to the palace of the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, to protest the killings. But the emir was absent, and some palace officials pleaded with the protesters to take the corpses to the morgue.

They were buried the next day. The police said in Tsayau village, at about 15:30hours, a group of armed bandits invaded and seized four cows. The acting spokesman of the state police command, ASP Anas Gezawa said: “The villagers mobilized and followed the bandits in to the forest, ostensibly to recover the cows, but the bandits killed four of the villagers and escaped into the thick mountainous forest.” Similarly, the Chairman of Danmusa LGA, Sanusi Dangi Abbas, confirmed the killing of 11 persons at Dantakuri village and one at Barza while one was injured.

Victims speak Residents of Tsayau who went to the palace of the emir identified those killed as Buhari Musa, Surajo Lawal, Abdullahi Rabe and Kabiru Yahaya (a Nigerien) “This is the third time they attacked us, it took the intervention of the Nigerien Army to rescue us, they brought out the corpses and took one of their nationals, Kabiru Yahaya, with them,” a source said. Another villager in Barza said the bandits must have hidden in nearby farms only to appear suddenly. “They killed our chief imam, Malam Atiku Abdullahi and shot one Kabir Mageresa and took away his motorcycle,” he said.

Previous attacks On July 6, three villages-Dan Sabau, Pawwa and Makera, all of Kankara LGA were attacked. The residents put the deaths at eight but the police said only six civilians were killed. Many animals were rustled. A police officer was killed when the bandits laid ambush on security personnel who came for rescue. In Kirtawa village of Safana LGA, 10 people died while five were injured.

Five vehicles and four motorcycles were set ablaze with an unspecified number of cows rustled by the hoodlums. It was estimated that close to 300 bandits on motorcycles armed with dangerous weapons invaded the village and later laid ambush on security personnel.

The hoodlums shot the tires of the police Armoured Personnel Vehicle and injured one soldier and a Civil Defence operative. On July 22, Zango village in Kankara was attacked with over 20 deaths recorded. The attack was carried by more than 200 bandits on motorcycles, dressed in army camouflage.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/bandits-continue-killing-spree-in-katsina.html

Next Level things...Sai Baba.

sad

If Buhari cannot protect his own people, how then do we expect him to protect the whole nation ?

Any hope ?