Unspecified number of villagers have been reportedly abducted and many feared killed in Yola village of Karaye Local Government Area in Kano State, after a series of attacks on the village by bandits.
An anonymous resident who spoke to Daily Trust revealed that these incidents occurred on different occasions within the village on a Saturday.
Regrettably, the resident was unable to provide precise figures regarding the number of abductions or fatalities.
“I was told that on the first day of the attack, about four people were abducted and two killed while in the second attack, two people were abducted and one killed. It is apparent that Karaye needs the presence of army posts because of these attacks,” he said.
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It was gathered that recently, the axis of Karaye and Rogo local governments have been facing serious threats of insecurity due to Rogo’s proximity with Katsina and Kaduna states.
It was also revealed that sometime in April 2023, bandits kidnapped a popular businessman in Gangarbi Village of the Rogo LGA of Kano State, Alhaji Nasiru Na’ayya, and killed one person.
However, it was also reported that the Karaye Emirate had in 2021 raised the alarm on migration of Zamfara illegal miners to the emirate and had devised some measures in addressing the issues.
According to sources close to the emirate, the measures taken include registration of migrants in the emirate.