Katsina State suffered a fresh setback yesterday as bandits attacked Doguwar Dorawa, a small farming community near Guga in Bakori Local Government Area, killing two respected elders and abducting several residents.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The assault, which lasted over an hour, has renewed doubts about the effectiveness of the peace accord recently signed between the state government and some armed groups in the region.

According to local sources, the assailants stormed the village around 10 p.m., killing brothers Alhaji Bishir and Alhaji Surajo, both regarded as pillars of leadership and moral guidance in the community. A community leader, Mahadi Danbinta Guga, described the killings as cold-blooded.

Residents said the attackers arrived on motorcycles, which they parked in the bush before entering the village on foot to avoid detection. For more than an hour, they moved freely, killing, looting, and abducting villagers without encountering resistance.

The attacks have reignited anger and despair among locals, who now describe the state’s peace pact with bandits as a failed experiment. Community members believe the assailants are loyalists of notorious bandit leaders Idi Abasu Aiki and Kwashen Garwa, who operate in Bakori and surrounding areas.

While Doguwar Dorawa mourned its dead, another community, Layin ‘Yannehu, was simultaneously raided, with bandits rustling a large number of livestock.

Similar attacks have been reported in Ganjar, Alhazawa, and Gidan Nagari in recent weeks, leaving more than 40 people abducted and several families displaced.

As of this report, neither the Katsina State Government nor the Bakori Local Government Council has issued an official statement regarding the latest killings.

In the second week of October, Bakori, along with Malumfashi and Funtua Local Government Areas, signed a peace accord with bandits in a renewed effort to curb persistent attacks, killings, and abductions.