Bandits have sacked 17 villages in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The incident happened on Sunday.

Displaced persons, numbering about 2,000, have taken refuge at LEA Birnin Yero Primary School.

One of the victims and village head of Unguwan Gibe, Mr Jibrin Abdullahi, said “bandits came to our village to attack us at about 1.p.m. on Sunday.

“The problems started when vigilante decided to help the community to deal with the bandits in their hideout.

“The bandits don’t allow us to go to farm, the vigilantes wanted to bring an end to this, but when they reached the bandits hideout they were overpowered and the bandits said since the community have decided to attack them we will not have peace.”

He identified the villages displaced to include, Tura, Unguwan Gebi, Unguwan Dangauta, Unguwan Nayawu, Unguwan Makeri, Jagani, Sabon Gida, Dallatu, Unguwan Alhaji Ahmadu, Sabon Gari, Kusau, Gidan Sarkin Noma, Unguwan Pati, Unguwan Tofa and Sauran Giwa.

According to him, “I have three wives but only two are with me. I don’t know where the other wife is now, as you can see, about 2,000 people are displaced.”

The village head disclosed that due to activities of the bandits they no longer go to farm.

“I spent over N2 million on my farm. Now for the past 25 days I can’t go to farm due to bandits activities.”

Also, the Chief Imam of Izala Mosque, Mr Ibrahim Usman, said the bandits had been terrorising the community even before Sunday’s attack and called on government to do the needful, to enable them return home.

NAN