The lawmaker representing Malumfashi Constituency in the Katsina State House of Assembly, Hon. Aminu Ibrahim, has raised alarm over the worsening insecurity in his constituency, revealing that bandits killed 30 people and burnt 20 others during attacks on several villages.
Speaking emotionally during plenary, the lawmaker broke down in tears as he narrated the ordeal of his people, who he said now live under constant fear of armed bandits.
According to him, the attacks occurred in Gidan Adamu Mantau, Unguwar Yar Mai Dabo, and Makera villages in the Karfi ward of Malumfashi Local Government Area. He also reported that Burdigau community in Yaba ward was equally under siege.
Hon. Ibrahim lamented that despite reports to security operatives between 6 and 7 p.m. on Monday about suspicious movements of the bandits around Burdigau, soldiers only arrived around 8 to 9 p.m. before withdrawing. By dawn on Tuesday, the bandits struck, killing 30 worshippers during morning prayers at Unguwar Mantau.
He appealed to both the legislative chamber and the state government to urgently deploy security personnel to establish permanent bases in Karfi and Yaba wards to restore peace and protect residents.
“The situation has become unbearable. Our people can no longer live in their villages because of these relentless attacks,” he cried.
