Communities in Shanono, Bagwai, and Tsanyawa Local Government Areas of Kano State continue to suffer from persistent bandit attacks and kidnappings despite the deployment of heavily armed security personnel to the affected areas.
Speaking during a meeting with residents of the affected communities on Saturday, Chairman of the Faruruwa Security Committee in Shanono Local Government, Alhaji Yahya Bagobiri, said the situation has worsened within a week, with several attacks reported across the three councils.
According to him, “The situation has become even more serious after the deployment of security personnel.
Several people have been abducted, and just yesterday, someone was slaughtered in his house while his children were kidnapped.”
Bagobiri lamented that many residents have abandoned their homes out of fear, while others who live outside the communities dare not visit their families.
“This is how serious the situation is. We appreciate the deployment of the military, police, and civil defense, but there’s a need for a more strategic approach because the bandits are using multiple routes to infiltrate our communities,” he said.
“What these bandits are trying to do is to take over Shanono, Tsanyawa, Bagwai, Gwarzo, and Bichi, after which they could completely encircle Kano with their attacks,” he warned.
Similarly, the District Head of Faruruwa in Shanono Local Government, Mustapha Abubakar, described the situation as alarming, saying several people had been killed and many girls and boys abducted in recent days.
“Just yesterday, on Friday night, in Yancibi and Kadami villages, three people were slaughtered and others kidnapped in broad daylight,” he said.
”Surprisingly, about 30 bandits on motorcycles stormed these communities today again.”
Abubakar explained that the bandits infiltrate their areas from Katsina State, where they reportedly enjoy unimpeded movement due to a peace accord with some local actors.
He urged the military to adopt a new strategy by taking control of the bushes and linking roads used by the attackers.
“We understand that yesterday’s attacks were carried out by criminals who trekked into our communities, bypassing the security personnel,” he added.
