₦airaland Forum

At least two persons died following a protest in the Danjanku, Dantashi, and Dayi communities of Malumfashi Local Government Area in Katsina State.

The protest followed a fresh bandit attack on Monday that left one person dead and 17 others abducted, despite an existing peace deal between the criminals and the government. Residents said Monday night’s attack was the third in less than a week, bringing the total number of abductions in the affected areas to over 30.

Eyewitnesses reported that bandits stormed Danjanku around midnight, scaling fences to enter homes before abducting residents and killing one individual.

Angered by the incident, youths took to the streets Tuesday morning, blocking the Funtua–Katsina highway to protest the ongoing attacks and what they described as the government’s failure to secure the area.

The initially peaceful protest reportedly turned violent when security personnel arrived to disperse the crowd, allegedly killing two protesters and injuring two others during the confrontation. Residents of Dantashi and Dayi later joined in solidarity, blocking roads and burning tires to express their frustration over the worsening insecurity.

Calm was eventually restored following intervention by traditional rulers and community elders.

The Village Head of Danjanku, Tanimu Almakiyayi, confirmed the attack. “They came last night, killed one of our people, and abducted several others. We are living in fear here,” he said.

A security source also confirmed the incident, stating, “The bandits invaded Danjanku last night, abducting 17 people and killing one in the process.”

Residents accused the deployed soldiers of shooting the two protesters dead and injuring two others. Attempts to reach the Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer for comment were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.

Locals noted that Malumfashi and neighboring Bakori areas continue to face renewed attacks despite the peace deal. “They still tax us to harvest our farm produce. Even after paying, there’s no guarantee we can farm or move freely,” one resident lamented.

Another added, “The bandits attacked two days ago, abducted people, and returned last night. That’s why the youths protested. Instead of calming the situation, the soldiers started shooting.”

Residents accused both the state government and security agencies of abandoning them, saying the peace agreement has failed to protect rural communities.

Policeman killed in Bakori attack

Relatedly, there was another attack on a Fulani settlement behind the Bakori Local Government Secretariat. Daily Trust learned that one policeman was killed, two others were wounded, while about nine suspected bandits were neutralized in the process. Unspecified numbers of animals were rustled. A combined team of military, police, and vigilantes responded swiftly to the attackers.

1. When Rule of law has eroded: political elites become above the law, little to no consequence for corruption or abuse of power
2. Election Manipulation: Election is no longer free and fair, and majority of the country no longer believe their votes count. They believe it is manipulated. Opposition is harrased, threatened etc. Media outlets become government controlled and manipulated (directly and indirectly)
3. Free Speech is suppressed: Journalists are censored, threatened, jailed.
4. Power is concentrated on one arm of government, in most cases, the executive. The other arms are weak and controlled by one.
5. Weak Institutions: like electoral body, judiciary, anti-corruption agencies. Agencies who are supposed to checkmate abuse of office and stabilize democracy.
6. Corruption and Impunity: Public office becomes personal business. An average person goes into office and becomes a multimillionaire or billionaire, and this is happening almost everywhere.
7. Intolerance to Opposition: Peaceful Protests are violently suppressed. Critics are labeled "enemies of state" and so on.
8. Weaponization of Tribe, Religion, Region: Politicians divide the citizens along these lines to stay in power
9. Public Trust Collapses: People no longer believe their participation matters, government captures or destabilizes or silences opposition
10. No Accountability, No Transparency: Government makes decisions behind closed doors, no public input, no transparency with budgets, project execution, contract awards and so on.
11. Fear is normalized. People become afraid to demand justice. Victims of oppression and injustice "move on" rather than seek justice.

EyeCumInPeace:
"An Attack on Bandits Boko Haram is an Attack on the North" ~~Buhari

Tinubu dey fear to offend the North, so he will never be party to any plot to fight Bandits. 😁

Babalegba:
When did Buhari say such a thing. People need to stop all these attributed childish quotations. It is infantile.

ShinjaWWest:
Okay Abdul

Anyway God bless the good people of Southsouth and southwest