On April 20, 2020, suspected bandits attacked Sabon Layin Galadima village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing three people and abducting over 40. The attack occurred at around 5:00pm on a Sunday and lasted more than an hour, with the assailants arriving on motorcycles. Those killed were identified as Sanusi Bello, a medical health worker from Unguwar Doka village, Safiyanu Abdullahi, and Hassan Sani. Two others, Ibrahim Hassan and Adamu Ibrahim, sustained injuries and were receiving treatment. Locals reported that the bandits stole livestock and set houses on fire during the raid. The abducted, numbering over 40, were from Dandume, Faskari, Funtua, and Maigora. A separate incident on the same day in Zamfara State saw four soldiers killed in an ambush by suspected bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area. The soldiers were delivering food supplies to troops engaged in Operation Hadarin Daji when they were attacked near Garin-Kada and Birane villages. Security forces retaliated, killing about 30 bandits and recovering eight AK47 rifles. Brig. Gen. Aminu Bande, Force Commander of Operation Hadarin Daji, visited the ambush site to assess the situation.
Brig. Gen. Aminu Bande inspected the ambush site where four soldiers died delivering food, yet no measures stopped bandits from abducting over 40 civilians in Katsina the same day. The military's presence in Zamfara did not prevent the killings or abductions in Faskari, both occurring within hours. Nigerians in Faskari, Dandume, Funtua, and Maigora remain exposed to violence despite ongoing operations. The scale of abductions suggests security responses are neither coordinated nor effective across state lines.
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