Barau urges security agencies to halt bandits’ incursion in Tsanyawa, Shanono LGAs
Kola Oyelere Kano
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has called on security agencies to intensify operations against bandits terrorising communities in Tsanyawa and Shanono Local Government Areas of Kano State.
His appeal follows Saturday night’s attack on Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa LGA, where bandits reportedly killed a woman and abducted three residents.
The incident occurred just days after a similar attack in Biresawa village within the same council area.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Ismail Mudashir, Senator Barau condemned the renewed incursion, describing the perpetrators as “marauding criminals” fleeing military operations in neighbouring states.
“I have received the distressing report of the killing of a woman and the kidnapping of three persons in Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa LGA by marauding bandits from neighbouring states,” he said.
“This incident occurred a few days after a similar one in Biresawa village. I 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. They should take the fight to them.”
He insisted that the attacks must not be allowed to continue, stressing that the safety of residents remains paramount.
“We will not allow these marauding criminals who are on the run from neighbouring states to destabilise our communities. This incursion into the area must stop forthwith. No stone will be left unturned in securing our people’s lives and property,” he stated.
The statement reaffirmed the Deputy Senate President’s support for ongoing security operations and urged collaboration between security agencies and local communities to prevent further attacks.