Isiyaku Ahmed
Communities in the Faruruwa axis of Shanono Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State have continued to suffer repeated attacks by armed bandits, leaving residents displaced, livelihoods destroyed, and fear widespread across border villages.
The attackers, often arriving on motorcycles in large numbers, have terrorized villages along the Kano–Katsina boundary. In the most recent incident on 10 November 2025, armed bandits invaded Yan Kwada village in the Faruruwa area, abducted five women, including nursing mothers, and rustled about 50 cows.
The unrelenting assaults have escalated into a growing humanitarian and security crisis, forcing residents of affected communities such as Kuraku, Gorondutse, and Yan Kwada to flee to safer urban centres.
In response to the worsening situation, the Community Rights Initiative of Nigeria (CORIN), on Wednesday, in a statement made available to Stallion Times, has called on the Kano and Katsina State Governments, as well as relevant security agencies and development partners, to take urgent and coordinated measures to protect the affected communities.
In the statement, Mustapha Muhammed Chiroma, Executive Director of CORIN, outlined a five-point action plan that includes joint security reinforcement, livelihood protection, displacement monitoring, healthcare improvement, and infrastructure development.
Chiroma urged both state governments to deploy additional security personnel — including the military, police, and community-based operatives- along the Gidan Mutun Daya–Dayi Road to safeguard vulnerable villages in the Faruruwa axis.
He also appealed for immediate support to affected households through emergency assistance, livestock restocking, farming inputs, and cash transfers to help restore livelihoods.
He further emphasized the need to identify and support displaced families with shelter, food, and psychosocial services, while calling for the upgrade of the Faruruwa Health Centre to Primary Health Care (PHC) status to meet emerging health and humanitarian needs.
Chiroma also urged the Kano State Government to expedite the completion of the Faruruwa–Tsanyawa Road to enhance accessibility, improve emergency response, and support local economic recovery.
While commending the Kano State Government and security agencies for ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity in the area, Chiroma reaffirmed CORIN’s commitment to supporting initiatives aimed at restoring peace, dignity, and livelihoods to the affected communities.
