Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari
No fewer than 2, 027 residents of four villages in the Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State , who were forced to abandon their homes last week due to attacks by bandits , returned to their various homes on Monday .
The state government facilitated the victims’ return to their homes.
The villagers, who took refuge in Jibiya last week Thursday following bandits ’ attacks on their villages , were accommodated at the Jibiya Central Primary School.
Investigation revealed that the villagers were from Tsamben Tsauni, Tsamben Kotumbo, Tsambe Radi and Tsamben Zango .
It was further learnt that bandits stormed the villages last week Tuesday and Wednesday , and subjected many residents to inhumane treatment .
According to the head of Tsamben Tsauni village , Ibrahim Ali- Magarin, the bandits sexually molested several women and inflicted injuries on men , who could not give them money.
Ali- Magarin said the bandits also abducted two women , rustled 170 goats and looted food items and personal belongings of the villagers.
He said , “ We had to run away from the village when the bandits attacked us twice last week. But we thank God and the state government for facilitating our return today ( Monday ) . ”
It was observed that a combined team of military, the police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps accompanied the villagers back to their respective villages .
The Chairman of the Internally Displaced Persons Committee for Jibiya , Gide Dahiru , who also witnessed the return of the villagers , said security operatives had been instructed to remain in the villages to provide security for the affected communities.
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