Hunger forced bandits out of forests, mount roadblocks in Katsina

Residents of some communities in the Kankara Local government area of Katsina State are now living in fear over the influx of bandits believed to have been dislodged from Zamfara forests.

The fleeing bandits are said to have been moving to the area in droves.

A resident of Pawwa village in Katsina disclosed that the bandits have already mounted a roadblock where they conduct stop and search on commuters plying the Kankara-Zango road.

“Their main concerns now are food and fuel. They have some Jerry cans where they collect fuel from motorists and whatever foodstuff they see, they collect it.

“About two days ago, they ambushed two pick-up trucks loaded with foodstuffs and carted all the grains away,” the resident who pleaded anonymity said.

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Another resident, who corroborated the allegation, said, “We want to draw the attention of the relevant authorities, particularly the security agencies to the imminent danger that we are facing.

“There were already bandits operating freely in our area, but our fear now is the rate at which they are increasing, and we suspect that they are those fleeing from the military attacks in Zamfara,” he said.

The routes in question are the ones through which the Kankara school attackers passed and abducted over 344 students last December.

The road is from Kankara to Tsamiyar Na Baushe, Unguwar Malali, Zangon Pawwa up to Dansabau which is on the border with Zamfara State.

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