Mai Jikka ( The bandits kingpin )has penchant for bloodshed on the Tsafe—Funtua road, he blocked the Gusau—Sokoto road and operated with so much ruthlessness for hours.
Commuters were forced to turn back or became stranded. The people of Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kebbi are now under the siege of ruthless bandits who make money out of kidnapping and killing those who refuse to pay.
Terrorists have destroyed the northeast and set the region back by almost 30 years; now, the killers are expanding their terror net in the northwest.
Since the slaughter of Sarkin Gobir, more units of bandits are emerging, operating independently with an emphasis on kidnapping for ransom and raping women.
Sometimes, they storm a village and ask for the newest bride, whom they will either rape in the presence of her husband or abduct. The people at the mercy of these bandits are helpless. Those who escape the attacks of the bandits largely live the rest of their lives destitute. The North is facing a disaster that is escalating and making life more and more difficult.