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Bandits impose ₦20 Million harvest levy on Katsina farmers
Bandits operating in the North-West region have reportedly imposed a ₦20 million levy on farmers in Gatakawa village, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The revelation was made on Wednesday by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist known for reporting on insecurity in the region.
According to him, the armed groups are demanding the levy from local farmers before allowing them to access their farms to harvest crops.
Bakatsine criticised the ongoing peace agreement between bandits and rural communities, saying it has worsened the situation for farmers and intensified fear across the region.
He wrote on X, “BREAKING: Bandits have reportedly imposed a ₦20 million levy on Gatakawa farmers before allowing them to harvest their crops, a chilling sign of deepening insecurity in the North West.
“For many farmers in Kankara LGA, the so-called peace deal has only brought deeper fear. Families now sell their belongings or borrow money just to pay bandits before entering their farmlands.
“Beyond the human toll, such extortion threatens food security and erodes public confidence in the authorities’ ability to protect rural communities.”
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