Speaking with our correspondent, a resident of Dogon Dawa, Hamza Isa, confirmed that bandits had sent emissaries to inform selected communities, including Dogo Dawa, of the new tax scheme.
“At the first instance, they have asked us to pay N10m before we access our farmlands. The communities affected include Dogon Dawa, Saulawa, Rafin Tukurwa, Damari and surrounding communities. We have been denied any opportunity to clear our lands to prepare for the farming season,” Isa said.
On his part, Ibrahim Hamisu of Damari told our correspondent that most residents of Damari were still taking refuge in Dogon Dawa due to attacks.
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KILLING FIELDS: 1,525 Nigerians killed in six weeks of 2021
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…South-East most peaceful zone, North-West deadliest
By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor
AS flames of violence and other forms of lives guzzling insecurity flicker in many parts of the country, Nigeria has literally become a killing field.
In the first six weeks of 2021, lives of no fewer than 1, 525 persons have been wasted across the country Vanguard’s investigation, and data obtained from the Nigeria Security Tracker, NST, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa programme, have shown.
The Nigeria Security Tracker tracks violence that is both causal and symptomatic of Nigeria’s political instability and citizen alienation. The data are based on weekly surveys of Nigerian and international media.
Timeline: How 1,525 Nigerians were killed in six weeks
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In the first six weeks of 2021, no fewer than 1, 525 persons have died across the country, Vanguard’s investigation and data obtained from the Nigeria Security Tracker, NST, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa programme, have shown.
The 1,525-death figure, which is conservative, covers only reported cases arising from the Boko Haram insurgency, banditry, herdsmen crisis, kidnapping, communal and cult clashes, armed robbery, and brutality of security agents among others.
Bellow are how Nigerians were killed in the zones:
South-East – 85
How 1,525 lives were wasted in six weeks
The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, also said suspected bandits attacked locals at a recreational centre at Wawan Rafi village in Zangon Kataf LGA where they killed one John Isah and left three others injured.
Aruwan said security agencies had recovered two AK 47 rifles along with over 43 rounds of ammunition from two individuals identified as Malachi Akut and Gabas Gaje who were arrested for further interrogation.
He, however, said security report indicated that while the troops were trailing the bandits, an irate mob comprising youths and some individuals launched a violent protest and forcibly freed the arrested suspects from custody, aiding their escape.