On 17 June 2021, bandits attacked FGC Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, kidnapped 5 teachers, killed police, and abducted over 350 male and female students from the school. On 22 Sept. 2023, it was reported that Armed bandits invaded three female hostels in the Sabin Gida area of Zamfara state and abducted unspecified numbers of Federal University Gusau.
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From Kaduna and Borno States in the north to Lagos and Rivers States in the south, security concerns are a defining feature of Nigeria’s everyday life.
Barely one week before Nigeria’s general election, residents of rural communities in Zamfara State still live between hope and fear as insecurity that has over the years rendered thousands homeless threatens peaceful polls. “Just a few days ago, militants killed people on their way to Bagega Market, including my best friend. They killed at least nine people. This is the situation. Our uniformed men have a lot of work to do to secure us if they want a successful election here,” said an emotional Atiku Umar, a resident of Kurya in Anka LGA.