Buhari’s kinsmen cry out as bandits rape, beat kidnap victims in Katsina

Residents of Dan ’Aji village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State are yet to recover from shock following the abduction of no fewer than 26 women including children. Properties were looted and houses burnt. The victims said the incident will hunt them for a long time. Daily Trust Saturday reports.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Trust Saturday, some of the victims said they passed several nights in the bush, rapped severally and in some instances beaten.

Our correspondent recalled that this is the first time the real story of what happened to the victims came to the fore. Both Zamfara and Katsina State governments have remained silent on some of the revelations made by the rescued women.

Governor Bello Matawalle had shortly after the girls surfaced in Gusau, said the Zamfara State secured their release and that no ransom was paid.

“We trekked for three nights,” said a sorrowful looking 35-year-old abductee who is one of the victims that regained freedom.

“When the day breaks, they would camp us in the bushes to spend the day there and at night we would continue with the journey. That was what we did for three nights,” she said.

She added that about eight of them – elderly, young girls and some pregnant women were spared from the bandits’ sexual abuse at night.

“However, the remaining female abductees were repeatedly raped throughout the period,” she said.

Prior to Tuesday, October 13, 2020, Dan’Aji village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State was relatively peaceful in spite of its proximity to the forest where the dreaded bandits carry out their heinous acts along the Katsina/Zamfara interstate border.