Bandits operating in Gando forest in Bukkuyum local government area of Zamfara State have written a short letter to nine communities asking them to pay their levies or face deadly attacks.
The notice is coming a few weeks after bandits massacred over 200 people in Bukkuyum and Anka local government areas in Zamfara.
The new letters addressed to the 9 communities were written in Hausa language.
Each of the letters has the name of the community on the top and the money it is expected to pay.
A mobile phone number was also written on the letters.
“Yargalma. N5,000,000. From Dogon Sabi na Auwali Wanzam. You people should reach out to us for peace. Come and pay us money or vacate your town. Respect this and live in peace,” one of the letters read.
