Residents of Kidandan community in Giwa Local Government area of Kaduna State have been chased out of their ancestral home after failing to pay tax to bandits.
The bandits raided their community for hours over the weekend, shooting indiscriminately. Many residents were abducted in the process.
Survivors told journalists that the bandits, previously terrorizing the community, escalated their aggression due to farmers’ failure to pay levies imposed on them by the marauding criminals.
Kaduna State Police Command did not respond to inquiry about the incident, as the command’s spokesman, ASP Mansur Hassan promised to call our correspondent back but he never did as at press time.
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A resident who preferred anonymity said:”For the past six days bandits have been frequenting Kidandan, but this attack was particularly devastating. They instilled terror, stole belongings, and abducted our people. Every resident in Kidandan lives in extreme fear.”
He further explained:”Our women and children are leaving in large numbers. The sudden and unplanned exodus is striking. They seek safety, heading to Zaria and other seemingly secured areas to stay with friends and relatives.”