By Fatima Saka
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has called on Nigeria’s security agencies to urgently intensify operations against marauding bandits terrorising communities in Tsanyawa and Shanono Local Government Areas of Kano State.
Senator Barau made the call following a deadly attack on Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa LGA on Saturday night, during which a woman was reportedly killed and three other residents kidnapped by armed bandits believed to have crossed into Kano from neighbouring states.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the Deputy Senate President described the incident as “distressing” and unacceptable, noting that it occurred just days after a similar attack on Biresawa village, also in Tsanyawa LGA.
“I have received the distressing report of the killing of a woman and the kidnapping of three persons in Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State by marauding bandits from neighbouring states on Saturday night when the villagers had retired to bed,” he said.
He stressed that the rising spate of attacks in the area must be halted immediately and directed security agencies that have previously engaged the criminals in the axis to step up their operations.
“I, therefore, call on our security agencies, who have engaged the criminals on many occasions in the axis, to double their efforts to rescue these innocent persons and tackle the elements. They should take the fight to them,” Barau added.
The senator warned that Kano must not become a new haven for fleeing criminals displaced by ongoing military operations in other parts of the North.
“We will not allow these marauding criminals who are on the run from neighbouring states following military operations to destabilise our communities. This incursion into the area must stop forthwith. The security of our people’s lives and properties is paramount. No stone will be left unturned in achieving this,” he said.
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Residents of Tsanyawa and Shanono LGAs have in recent weeks expressed growing fear over the sporadic attacks, calling for increased security presence, surveillance, and intelligence-led operations to prevent further infiltration by armed groups.
Security agencies are yet to issue an official response on the latest incident, but the renewed call by the Deputy Senate President adds to mounting pressure on authorities to restore calm and safeguard communities in Kano’s rural areas.
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