Nigeria: Inside Kaduna, Zamfara, Katsina Bandit Territories

26 January 2013

In parts of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states, dare devil armed robbers are operating with impunity. They choose who to attack, where to attack and when to attack, without any visible attempt to stop them by security operatives, the villagers say. Weekly Trust visited the areas and report.

Between June 2012 and now, many villagers in parts of Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states had lost more than a 100 lives and property worth millions of naira to daredevil armed robbers who seemed to create their own territories in the three states.

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