The latest attack on the community was on Monday night when bandits abducted some residents.
The protesters said more than 30 residents have been abducted in less than a week from Danjanku, Dayi, and nearby communities.
The protesters said there has been no respite in attacks even after local authorities signed a peace deal with the bandits about a month ago.
Early Tuesday morning, youths from Danjanku blocked the Funtua–Katsina highway in a peaceful protest against the repeated abductions, but the protest later turned violent when a joint team of security personnel arrived to disperse them.
A resident who requested anonymity said the security operatives fired gunshots to disperse the protesters, killing one person in the process.
“When the security men came, they started shooting. One of the youths was hit and he died,” the source said.
In retaliation, the enraged youths reportedly set ablaze a Katsina State Transport Authority (KSTA) bus passing through the area.
The protest later spread to neighbouring Dantashi and Dayi communities, where youths also burned tyres in solidarity, demanding justice and an end to repeated bandit attacks.
They accused the government of failing to protect them or take meaningful steps to address the worsening insecurity in the area, leaving them at the mercy of the bandits.
Confirming the attack, the village head of Danjanku, Tanimu Almakiyayi, said the bandits invaded the area around midnight, scaling fences to access homes.
A security operative, speaking on condition of anonymity, also confirmed the incident.
“I just returned from Malumfashi and met the protest on my way. The bandits invaded Danjanku last night and abducted many people, killing one in the process,” he said.
Witnesses further alleged that during the attempt by soldiers to quell the demonstration, two protesters were shot dead while two others sustained injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.
A report by PREMIUM TIMES on the incident said they contacted, the Vice Chairman of Malumfashi Local Government, Mukhtari Ado, who said he was on his way to Danjanku to assess the development, but did not pick calls thereafter.
Malumfashi and the neighbouring Bakori Local Government Area have remained under siege since the so-called peace deal with the bandits.
In Bakori community leaders said the peace deal lasted just two days, as the bandits sustained their relentless attacks.
