Bandits Abduct Women, Others in Fresh Night Raid in Kano

Bandits have abducted at least eight persons in Biresawa village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, during a late-night attack on Monday.

Residents said the assailants stormed the community between 11pm and midnight, taking away two men and six women. Their whereabouts remain unknown as of press time.

A resident, Kabiru Usman, whose family members were among those kidnapped, said the attackers entered through Tsundu village.

“They came on foot, armed with guns. They kidnapped my wife, Umma; my 17-year-old daughter, Fati; my brother’s wife; and two other women.
We tried to stop them but our weapons were no match for their guns,” he lamented.

Usman added that villagers had alerted the police and military earlier after receiving reports that the bandits were moving toward the area.

Multiple sources told Daily Trust that the attackers also invaded Sarmawa, Yan Chibi, and Gano villages, all within Tsanyawa LGA.

A resident of Yan Chibi said about 50 bandits on motorcycles stormed their community, shooting into the air.

“We later discovered they had abducted several people, mostly women. I can confirm they took over 10 people from different communities,” he said.

A member of a local vigilante team said the group attempted to pursue the bandits but lost track of them as they fled toward Katsina State.

He added that communities in Tsanyawa, Shanono, and Bagwai LGAs have been living in fear following repeated attacks.

“Many families no longer sleep in their homes at night due to fear of the bandits,” he revealed.

The persistent insecurity has forced residents in several villages to flee to Faruruwa town or relocate to urban centres for safety.

Efforts to reach the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, were unsuccessful as calls went unanswered.

This latest attack follows a similar incident weeks ago in Yan Kwada village, Shanono LGA, where bandits abducted five women, including nursing mothers, despite a recent joint military operation in the area that reportedly killed 19 bandits.

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