Adebayo Adenrele
Dr Bashir Kurfi, a community leader in Katsina State has alleged the state government of ignorance, for not assisting a woman gang-raped by 40 bandits and other victims of terrorism in the State.
Kurfi noted that Villages like Batsari, Dutsenma, Kankiya, Chiranci, Funtua, Safana, among others in Katsina, have been under siege of Bandits devoid of help from either the state or federal government.
He added that insecurity has changed the face of Northwest Region, stressing on the overwhelming control that the bandits have over the residents.
In his words, “The government does not make any provision for the victims of terrorism or assist them to reduce their agony and misery.”
“Apart from the incessant attacks and killings of innocent people in many Villages, they also rape the women. I know of a woman who was gang raped by over 40 bandits. So many schools closed because of banditry have now becomes home to bandits; and in some other villages people are already living together with the bandits at their homes.”
“They (Bandits) forcefully collected their (peoples) farms, turned the people into slaves and forced them to farm for them, and also rape their daughters,”
