Bandits raping our wives, daughters for failing to pay N2m levy per community —Zamfara residents

Bandits raping our wives, daughters for failing to pay N2m levy per community —Zamfara residents

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THE inhabitants of no fewer than five communities under Kurya Madaro district in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State have fled their homes after bandits resorted to raping housewives and their daughters for not paying levies imposed on the communities.

It was gathered that the residents of the affected communities took the option of running to escape further attacks after failing to pay the bandits the sum of N2 million imposed on each of them to save them from invasions.

In an interview with Saturday Tribune, a resident of Balankadi, Malam Rabi’u Abubakar, who was taking refuge somewhere outside the community, said the bandits said they must pay the sum of N2 million before they could be allowed to continue to enjoy peace.

Abubakar said members of his community were only able to generate N1.5 million which they promptly handed to the bandits but the amount proved insufficient to free them from the marauders.

He said: “The bandits rape our wives, our daughters and our sisters anytime they invade the village during the day or in the night. They also kill anybody that tries to put up a resistance. These are in addition to looting our stores for food and sometimes setting our house…

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