On Tuesday, residents of Yantumaki town, Danmusa Local Government Area in Katsina State embarked on a protest against bandits’ attacks in the town and in the neighbouring communities.

Eyewitnesses said the protesters barricaded the Katsina/Kankara major highway and blocked the road leading to the town with used tyres, dried trees and debris.

The protesters, it was learnt were also irked by the kidnap of one Alhaji Mansir Yusuf and his daughter by bandits around 1 a.m on Tuesday.

The protest is ongoing as of the time of filing this report.

The spokesman for the Katsina Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, has not reacted to the incident.