Nigeria, May 5 -- Concerns are rising over worsening insecurity along Katsina State's vulnerable southern corridor after bandits killed at least four people and injured several others during attacks in which a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant was robbed.

The attacks, which occurred between 26 and 28 April, affected communities in Funtua and Bakori local government areas (LGAs), underscoring what residents describe as an escalating pattern of rural violence linked to repeated infiltration from neighbouring Kaduna State.

On 28 April, armed bandits stormed Mailaya community in Maska Ward of Funtua LGA at approximately 2:28 a.m., catching residents asleep.

Ismail Ibrahim, the councillor representing Tudun Iya Ward, said the bandits ...