Six farmers, vice-chairman of JIBWIS, were reportedly killed in a bandit attack in Birnin Gwari local area of Kaduna State

By Cog Times Last updated Jul 31, 2023

A member of the Yansakai vigilante group poses for a portrait at the Zamfara State Government house as their members surrendered more than 500 guns to the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, as part of efforts to accept the peace process of the state government in Gusau, on December 3, 2019. - Attacks on villages has seen gangs of bandits terrorise remote communities for years in this impoverished region of Zamfara. Zamfaras government brokered a controversial peace deal to halt the spiral of violence between bandits and armed vigilante groups opposing them. At a ceromony before the regional governor Bello Matawale, hundreds of the fighters unloaded sacks full of Kalashnikovs and locally made hunting rifles as part of their promise to disarm. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

At least six farmers, including the vice-chairman of Jama’atul Izalatul Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus-Sunnah, JIBWIS, Yakubu Muhammad, were reportedly killed in a bandit attack in Birnin Gwari local area of Kaduna State.

Mohammed died from gunshot wounds sustained during the attack on his farm on Wednesday.

This is contained in a statement issued by the chairman of the Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union, Ishaq Usman, saying the terrorists abducted 40 farmers.

The group described the deceased as a dedicated member of the Birnin Gwari Orphans Foundation, which is committed to caring for thousands of orphans left behind by victims of armed banditry in the area.

The union expressed concern over the continuous attacks on farmers, which led to approximately 70% of farmlands being inaccessible.

He noted that the development had jeopardized this year’s farming outputs.