By Usman Bello Balarabe

The banditry situation in the North West is assuming a new dimension as armed gangs have continued to terrorise residents of Katsina, Zamfara and neighboring states.

In an interview with BBC Hausa, Dr Bashir Kurfi, a community leader said villages of Batsari, Dutsenma, Kankiya, Chiranci, Funtua, Safana, amongst others in Katsina, were under siege.

Kurfi said bandits and terrorists were occupying some villages, while the inhabitants were seeking refuge elsewhere.

“In so many villages the bandits also call households and ask them to send to them their wives, daughters or sisters to sleep with them.”

“Apart from the incessant attacks and killings of innocent people, they also rape the women. I know of a woman who was gang raped by over 40 bandits. So many schools closed because of banditry have now becomes home to bandits; and in some other villages people are already living together with the bandits at their homes.

“They (Bandits) forcefully collected their (peoples) farms, turned the people into slaves and forced them to farm for them, and also rape their daughters,” he said.

He alleged that the government does not make any provision for the victims or assist them to reduce their agony and misery.

He said insecurity in the region has changed the situation of things, stating that in the past, between 20 and 50 vehicles go to Kano from Sokoto or neighboring countries on a daily basis, but that no longer happens because of the danger on the roads.

God1000:
This saddens my heart, nigerians have really suffered under buhari led
APC government.

We didn't have this kind of security problem during military era, this democracy isn't working in Nigeria due to so many factors.

So many nigerians have also japa,

KingKO22:
Tinubu head they strong oo.
See how Tinubu enemies are killing themselves on by one
Igbos killing igbos and destroying properties in Igboland is not the problem to our Igbo people but Tinubu is seeing as their major problems in life

My problem is that majority of the people around that village will end up in Lagos and start insulting and attacking Tinubu as usual.

Enoy your ESN/Unknown killing

Herdsmen:


They believe IPOB are fighting for igbos and they believe supporting them will make Buhari and Nigerians give them Biafra

Funny is that they love money and bussines..
by the time they understand what’s happening in igboland

They will be living by IPOB rules and regulations dictating how they live everyday of their lives .. same IPOB will take their freedom from them.. and enforce theirs with violence

Afghanistan will be chides to what coming to igboland .. let Obi lose elections and you will see yourself
I know you support Obi...

But that’s where they will pour their frustrations .. good thing is that is will be restricted to igbos in igboland .. make they finish themselves

Power to the people

Minjim:
This is what Peter Obi want to replicated in Nigeria.


Thunder fire Ipob

jrusky:
Not surprise same way obi supporters are arsonist.

So obi that want to solve Nigeria security problem is deaf and dumb to all these horror unleashed in SE and could not say a word or condemn it or even say let me have a word with the leader of this group baa?

Wallahi Nnwanne obi hno be Nigeria you go rule oo never just dey pretend and go deaf and dumb ok.

Burn everywhere, burn everything bros let the morons be busy about Atiku and Tinubu all over internet, nice one up Biafra.

rusher14:
Vote Peter Obi so you would be as safe as South Eastern Nigeria.