Suspected bandits on Monday night launched coordinated attacks on multiple villages in Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, abducting at least 10 women and heightening fears across border communities.
Residents said the attackers stormed the villages between 11:00 p.m. and midnight, operating for several hours without any resistance. The assailants were said to have entered through Tsundu village before spreading into nearby settlements.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the gunmen rode on motorbikes and were heavily armed. He confirmed that his neighbour, Umma, her 17-year-old daughter, Fati, his brother’s wife, and two other women were among those abducted.
“They came in large numbers, fully armed. They took eight people from our area alone. We are still in shock because no one knows where they have taken them,” he said.
In Biresawa and Tsundu communities, residents reported that five people were abducted from each village, further deepening anxiety in the already tense border region. The victims’ whereabouts remain unknown as of Tuesday morning.
The incident has sparked fear not only in Tsanyawa but also in neighbouring towns that share boundaries with Katsina State, an area frequently targeted by bandits fleeing intensified operations in nearby states.
The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, had recently held a series of meetings with community leaders to strengthen security along border communities in Shanono, Tsanyawa, and Rogo LGAs. He pledged to reinforce ongoing operations with additional manpower and equipment, while calling for heightened vigilance among residents.
