Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has said criminal groups fleeing intensified military operations in northern Nigeria have begun relocating to Kano State, a situation posing security threats to residents.

Mr Jibrin, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, said this in a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, drawing attention to recent terrorist attacks in villages in Tsanyawa and Shanono Local Government Areas of the state.

On Saturday night, bandits attacked Yankamaye village in Tsanyawa LGA, reportedly killing an elderly woman and abducting three residents. The attackers were said to have arrived on motorcycles, which they parked on the outskirts of the ...