Dozens of residents of Wurna village on Friday blocked the Katsina-Dutsinma freeway in Katsina State to protest the alleged incessant assaults by bandits on their group.
The villagers stormed the freeway as early as 9 a.m. and began bonfires consisting of dried objects.
The event brought on many street customers, particularly industrial autos, to drive by means of the realm looking for different routes to proceed their journey.
The residents alleged that bandits had been constantly attacking and raiding their group in current occasions.
A resident who pleaded anonymity stated: “Bandits haven’t allowed us to know peace in our group. For the previous 4 days, they’ve been constantly attacking and raiding our group. A lot of our individuals have even moved out of the group resulting from bandit assaults.”
Safety officers restored normalcy on the freeway later within the afternoon.
Though there was no official remark from state police, Governor Dikko Radda visited the group on Friday.
In line with the governor's chief press secretary, Ibrahim Mohammed, Radda sympathized with the residents and instructed them to appoint ten individuals to fulfill him in Katsina “in order that he is aware of the right way to meet their problem, particularly as Ramadan approaches. ”
“Your protest is honest and I sympathize with you, however please stay calm as the federal government is doing all the things it may to cease this,” the governor assured residents.
The Chief Press Secretary added: “Governor Radda additional stated that the federal government will mobilize 100 safety personnel to Wurma and we’ll feed them every day.”
All rights reserved. This materials and different digital content material on this web site is probably not reproduced, revealed, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed, in complete or partly, with out the prior categorical written permission of PUNCH.
Contact: [email protected]
