Reported by: Ijeoma G | Edited by: Henry Owen
A fresh wave of violence has hit Kano State after armed bandits stormed Sundu and Biresawa villages in Tsanyawa Local Government Area on Sunday night, abducting several women and girls in an attack that has deepened fears over the growing insecurity along the Katsina–Kano border.
Residents say the attackers operated for hours without resistance, targeting communities that lie along a porous corridor frequently exploited by armed groups moving between the two states.
The incident comes barely weeks after a much-celebrated peace deal involving Ingawa, Kankia and Kusada local government areas in neighbouring Katsina State — an agreement that was expected to ease tensions across the northwest.
Instead, security analysts and community members are now questioning whether the deal has merely shifted violence to previously unaffected areas, leaving border communities exposed.
The central issue, observers say, is whether the peace accord has delivered genuine safety or only redirected attacks toward soft targets outside its coverage zone.
As families search for their abducted loved ones and fear a return of repeated raids, the incident highlights a troubling pattern: criminal gangs continue to adapt quickly, exploiting borders and gaps in joint security operations.
Calls are growing for a more coordinated regional response to prevent the northwest’s banditry crisis from simply migrating from one community to another.
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