Bandits collect ₦7.5 million ‘tax’ from Katsina residents

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Yanshuni village residents in Katsina State’s Bakori Local Government Area have partially paid a bandit leader named Kwashen-garwa ₦7.5 million. This is among the ₦15 million “tax” that he levied against them.

Bakatsine, a security analyst, disclosed this in a post on X on Sunday evening.

The payment was made on Saturday night during a demonstration along the Bakori–Funtua route, the post claims.

According to Bakatsine, the bandit commander had asked the locals for ₦15 million.

“Yesterday evening, amid protests on the Bakori–Funtua road, Yanshuni residents in Bakori LGA, Katsina State paid ₦7.5M to bandit leader Kwashen-garwa, half of the ₦15M tax he imposed on them. The rest is due after harvest,” Bakatsine wrote.

As of the time this news was filed, authorities had not yet released an official comment regarding the occurrence.

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