Zamfara farmers’ long wait for bandits’ exit
Many farmers in Zamfara State have been killed while working on their farms, yet the killings have continued, leaving farmers idle.For many farmers in Zamfara State, the return of the rainy season spells all kinds of dangers, chief among them that of deadly bandits, who regularly embark on kidnappings, and killing sprees while robbing locals.
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