Thousands flee Kebbi communities over invasion by armed bandits
By Saxone Akhaine, Kaduna

Humanitarian crisis is brewing in Zuru Emirate, Kebbi State as thousands of villagers have fled their communities following the invasion by armed bandits. Three of the four Local Government Areas that make up the Emirate that are worse hit are Sakaba, Donka/Wasagu and Fakai.

A member representing Sakaba Constituency at the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Salisu Dangoje, lamented the humanitarian crisis in his constituency and called for urgent assistance before it is too late.

Zuru Emirate is said to have a landmass of about 9000kmsq, more than the size of Anambra and Lagos States combined. But banditry, which started as isolated cases in the Emirate some seven years ago, has now become large scale and a daily occurrence between 2020 and this year, getting to the peak in the last one month.

At the time of filing this report, there were reported raids ongoing in rural communities, in broad daylight. The situation is said to be causing a massive influx of villagers, who trek hours to reach the nearest urban or semi-urban areas that are considered safe in the Emirate.

“Right now the number of refugees in Donka town is three or four times the number of residents here,” said Mallam Jibrin Abubakar Danko, the village head of Donka, a semi-urban settlement in Donka/Wasagu LGA.

“I can’t estimate their numbers, but [b]they are in their thousands [/b]he explained. “They are still coming each day and feeding them is a huge challenge,” he added.

According to Danko, most of them escaped with only what they had on, carrying not a grain of food. “Some of the women have resorted to begging. I don’t know what will happen in the next few weeks,” he said, “We need urgent intervention,” he pleaded.

The displaced persons are almost everywhere that appears secured in the Emirate, including Zuru town, and its satellite areas such as Sabon Gari and the historically rich Dabai town.

Others places where human misery could be seen are Ribab, Bena, Waje, Ayu, Yalmo and Unashi, which was also viciously attacked last April. The IDPs were also sighted in places like Diri Daji, Dirin Gida, Jan Birni, Beve and other areas in the affected council areas.

“We are hungry all the time and we don’t know how long we can manage it here,” Mariam Bitrus, 50, mother of 11 children putting up at the United Mission Church of Africa (UMCA) in Diri Daji said.

Bitrus added: “My village, Maganda, Adai ward in Sakaba LGA, was attacked by thieves and they stole our cattle and burnt our grains. We had to run for our dear lives last week,” she said.
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Wahala dey

A once termed the most peaceful state in Nigeria. Check what Fulani did to Niger even their airport is build with muds, they're cankerworms.
They can't build but destroy
They're mentally incapacitated so they destroy education of others.
They don't want to be ruled but prefer to rule .
They don't want you to learn their language but quick to learn yours.
They value cows than humans.

Biafra and ESN is our problem according to helinues, , mekaboy and all BMC e-rats that sold their conscious and the future of their children for a pottage of 30k

Which kebbi?
like, is there another kebbi in nigeria? who wrote thisshit?

My state, I just hope it doesn't go beyond this

All the soldiers that are supposed to protect all corners of the zoo where posted to SE and Abuja.

They don't know that they are dancing the exact music we are playing. This double fronts is what coward Awolowo couldn't do. Shame on him

Too bad

The plan is working.
MNK is a genius.
All of them are receiving their payment for the debt of 1966-70 in one coin.
Nigeria keep sending your soldiers down east.
All hail Biafra.
Afonja land next

Bad

OP should stop using bandit in place Terrorist BH boys not to encourage the government to have excuses to deal with them. Remember Lie said banditry can only be prosecuted by the states !!!

Barbsamiin:
Which kebbi?
like, is there another kebbi in nigeria? who wrote thisshit?

Chai and you have been chasing ESN.. you didn't know that your Village will eventually catch fire ..

Kebbiprince:
My state, I just hope it doesn't go beyond this

Remove the log in your eyes to enable you to see the clearly speck in some other person's eye.

sammyj:
OP should stop using bandit in place Terrorist BH boys not to encourage the government to have excuses to deal with them. Remember Lie said banditry can only be prosecuted by the states !!!

The thing tire person
how they buy into this bandits bullshit is worrying

They should run straight to Oyo state were Wukili calls the shot,

I tot all of them pray the same Allah

This is the kinda place Nigeria army is needed

How fast can dey run? Hope they have taken lesson from Usain bolt

Kebbi is the next cashout state for bandits, is like bandits find out they have rich rice farmers

Kebbiprince:
My state, I just hope it doesn't go beyond this

Tell your military brothers to go home and fight for their home land.

Buhari has done well to secure Nigeria, at least boko haram has been technically defeated.




Lori iro!

Finally Kebbi makes the news. That state is almost inexistent people’s mind.

Las las insecurity will reach everybody.

A country at war with itself! The northerners praying military might on the SE don't know they'd be at the receiving end more.

Just see! While they send men to their deaths in the NE and SE with the SE strangely being their priority now, Boko haram and fulani terrorists are over running large swathes of land in the north and have crossed into NW and even central SMH!

I will draw all the zoo soldiers to the east, while terrorist take over their homeland---MNK.





Shey no be juju Kanu dey use?

Bokoharam and Bandits are about to overrun the whole Northern Nigeria.

While the prefers to send their troops to the East.

Seems to me that bandits are really fighting the 95%ers

Ladies and gentlemen, Boko Haram is officially in Kebbi state

4 LGA in Niger, 3 in Sokoto, 4 in Katsina, 3 in Kaduna, 3 in Zamfara and 3 in Kebbi, bandits now control 20 Local Government Areas in Nigeria which is bigger than the total LGA in bayelsa under the watch of the clueless guy in aso rock....

Hardfacts234:
Bokoharam and Bandits are about to overrun the whole Northern Nigeria.

While the prefers to send their troops to the East.

This where the government is unwise our military is over stretched on all sides while start another armed conflict in the SE when the source of those guys picking up arms was largely caused by the government attitude towards the havoc Fulani terrorists disguising as herdsmen caused in the region.....

I think its time the government hires military mercenaries as we don't have the manpower to win these war.....

Nah wah

Stop fleeing your community, arm yourselves and defend your land.

Migrations should aswell reflect in fluctuation of FAAC disbursement..

An Overburdened state or community should aswell get some proceeds from the allocation of the state/community being migrated from to enable balance. Most especially where economic benefits of the migrants is very low, which indirectly overburdens the inadequate facilities and infrastructure of the state/community being migrated to.

Esseite:
Migrations should aswell reflect in fluctuation of FAAC disbursement..

An Overburdened state or community should aswell get some proceeds from the allocation of the state/community being migrated from to enable balance. Most especially where economic benefits of the migrants is very low, which indirectly overburdens the inadequate facilities and infrastructure of the state/community being migrated to.

Pls break it down..your grammar