Chants hit the crust of residents of Daddara community and neighbouring villages in Jibia Local government on Saturday as they blocked a highway from Jibia leading into Maradi in Niger Republic to protest unabated killings and attacks by bandits in the area.
It was gathered that hundreds of youths were chanting on the international gateway between Nigeria and Niger amidst their alarm on swift response against bandits. The youths allegedly barricaded the said road at about 8am with logs of wood and tyres, some of them set ablaze. Motorists and other road users were stranded.
However, It took the intervention of policemen and some monarchs from the area to calm the youths before the road was reopened by mid-day.
Addressing the matter, the chairman of Daddara Area development Association, Halilu Buhari, noted that the area had suffered lots of bandit attacks and lost of lives and property. Buhar claimed that some bandits had attacked Yan Gayya 2 days ago, a village near the forest at about 8pm, and molested several women. Later the same night, the attackers struck Zamdam village throwing bangers that caused confusing amongst villagers.
“The villagers realised it was knockouts and repelled the attack. Several calls were made to security agencies but they couldn’t come at that time; people were angry ever since,” he said this is the cause of the residents anger and why they took to the street to show their grievances over the unabated attacks on their villages, he added The spokesman of the state police command SP Gambo Isah is yet to respond to enquiry made on the incidence.
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