Armed bandits launched a late-night attack on Sundu and Biresawa villages in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, abducting several women and girls in a coordinated raid that has reignited fears across border communities.
Residents say the attackers stormed the villages around midnight, operating freely along the Katsina–Kano border corridor, a route increasingly exploited by armed groups fleeing pressure from security forces or shifting operations after failed negotiations.
The incident comes barely weeks after Katsina State authorities concluded a peace deal involving Ingawa, Kankia, and Kusada LGAs—an agreement officials claimed would de-escalate violence in the region.
However, the fresh attacks in neighbouring Kano raise pressing questions about the true impact of the peace pact:
Has the Katsina agreement improved security—or pushed bandits to relocate operations into new areas?
Is the peace deal reducing overall violence or simply redistributing attacks to vulnerable border communities?
Security analysts warn that without a coordinated regional strategy involving Katsina, Kano, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Sokoto, piecemeal agreements may offer only temporary relief.
For residents of Sundu and Biresawa, last night’s attack is yet another reminder that negotiated truces—when not backed by strong security measures—risk shifting violence rather than stopping it.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
