Nigeria, April 4 -- The Kaduna State Government says bandits have displaced 289,375 people from 551 communities across 12 local government areas in the state.

The Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Usman Mazadu, stated this during the distribution of palliatives to economically vulnerable people in Maraban Kajuru on Wednesday.

Mr Mazadu gave some details of the crisis, citing the examples of Chikun, where 26,345 people were displaced from 134 communities and Birnin Gwari, where 70,893 people were displaced from 84 communities.

"These statistics represent lives, dreams, and the resilience of our people, " the official stressed:

Emphasising the gravity of the situation, he expressed the govern...