Bandits Kill 2, Abduct 115 Farmers In Katsina

Suspected armed bandits have reportedly killed two people and abducted about 115 farmers, mostly women and children, in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State in an alleged reprisal attack linked to a breakdown in a recently negotiated peace agreement.

The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon while the victims were harvesting crops on their farmlands, raising fresh concerns about the safety of rural communities despite efforts to restore peace in the area.
A resident of Faskari, who disclosed the incident, said the attackers invaded the farmlands, killed two people and abducted about 115 others.
Human rights advocate, Shamsudeen Faskari, said the attack was allegedly link...