Dr. Bashir Kurfi, a community leader from the North-west has explained how bandits terrorize villages like Batsari, Dutsenma, Kankiya, Chiranci, Funtua, and Safana, and turn the women into sexual slaves.
In an interview with BBC Hausa, the leader noted that bandits usually order their male victims to release their children and wives for sex.
“In so many villages the bandits also call households and ask them to send to them their wives, daughters or sisters to sleep with them.
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“Apart from the incessant attacks and killings of innocent people, they also rape the women. I know of a woman who was gang raped by over 40 bandits. So many schools closed because of banditry have now becomes home to bandits; and in some other villages, people are already living together with the bandits at their homes.
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“They (Bandits) forcefully collected their (peoples) farms, turned the people into slaves and forced them to farm for them, and also rape their daughters,” he said.
According to him, the government does not make any provision for the victims to help relieve their agony.
Kurfi added that the insecurity level in the state has also affected the transportation system since people were afraid of being kidnapped.
He revealed that in the past, between 20 and 50 vehicles go to Kano from Sokoto or neighboring countries daily, but that no longer happens.
Also, Kurfi disclosed bandits and terrorists were occupying some villages, while the inhabitants were seeking refuge elsewhere.
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