Bandits demand N5m ‘tax’ from Katsina villages

Armed bandits person reportedly asked residents of respective villages successful Dan-Musa and Matazu section authorities areas of Katsina State to wage N5 cardinal arsenic a signifier of tax.

The affected communities see Mara Dangeza, Unguwar Tofa and Gidan Goge. According to reports, the attackers gave residents a deadline to marque the outgo oregon hazard being attacked.

A information adept successful the North-West region, Bakatsine, shared connected X that this improvement comes contempt a bid statement reached betwixt section stakeholders and the bandits successful November past year.

The caller menace has forced immoderate families to permission their homes retired of fear.
“Residents are calling for urgent authorities and information involution arsenic extortion tactics deepen insecurity successful agrarian communities,” Bakatsine wrote.

Bandits request N5m ‘tax’ from Katsina villages