Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- Tension has gripped several communities in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State following a late-night attack by bandits that reportedly left one person dead and many others abducted.

The attack came despite an existing peace deal with the bandits.

The Monday night raid on Danjanku community came barely days after a series of similar attacks that have seen more than 30 residents abducted in less than a week from Danjanku, Dayi, and other nearby communities.

The incidents sparked outrage among locals who accuse the government and security agencies of failing to protect them.

Early Tuesday morning, youths from Danjanku blocked the Funtua-Katsina highway in a peaceful protest against the repeated abductio...