The people of Faruruwa and nearby communities in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State say they are living in fear as bandits intensify attacks in the area.
Armed men have been invading towns and villages like Faruruwa, Tsaure, Dan Shado, Gwauron Dutse, Furaku, Yanganau, and Unguwar Tsamiya — killing residents, kidnapping others, and stealing cattle.
The Chairman of the Security Committee for the affected communities, Alhaji Yahaya Umar Bagobiri, raised the alarm in Kano on Saturday.
He said despite the presence of security personnel in the area, “bandits are still attacking, killing, and abducting people and carting away their valuables.”
Speaking through Prof. M. D. Mukhtar, Bagobiri explained that the bandits enter from neighbouring Katsina State through a border route in Tsanyawa Local Government Area. He said they shifted their operations into Kano after signing a peace accord with the Katsina State Government.
“We appreciate the deployment of security personnel by the Federal Government, but the exercise has not stopped the security breach, as the bandits are still terrorizing our communities,” he said.
Bagobiri noted that many people had fled their homes to Kano city and other safer areas.
“We are afraid that unless the banditry is addressed, the terrorists will escalate their attacks to other Local Government Areas, including Bichi, and from there, they may reach Kano, the State Capital,” he warned.
He appealed to President Bola Tinubu to work with the new Service Chiefs to “re-strategize and defeat the bandits” so that peace and order can return.
Bagobiri also called on Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to cooperate with President Tinubu and support security agencies tackling the crisis.
He further urged the Kano and Katsina State Governments to jointly secure the border areas where the bandits are sneaking into Kano.
