Katsina
In Katsina State, many villages have been deserted due to incessant attacks by bandits. A resident of Sheme in Faskari Local Government Area said, “Though I cannot give you the exact figure, about 100 villages have been deserted, of which some are being occupied by bandits and others burnt.
“In Ruwan Godiya ward alone, we have Shawu, Unguwar Goga, Yantuwaru, Gidan Dogo, Unguwar Nadaji, Hayin Najafa, Unguwar Baidu, Kanawa, Hitaru and Unguwar Haji villages. Some of them are currently occupied by the bandits, and even those that are not taken over by bandits, the villagers cannot go to their farms as they will be chased away,” he said.
Last Updated:
Parents Of Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls Anxious For News
More than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in Jangebe last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in the West African nation.
The father of a girl kidnapped from a government school in northern Nigeria vowed Monday to educate his daughter at all costs, if she is rescued alive. Whether (the gunmen) like it or not, my daughter will not stop going to school, Yunusa Muhammad insisted. More than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in Jangebe last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in the West African nation.