KANO, Nigeria: Authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state struck a peace deal at the weekend with criminal gangs to try to end years of violence, a government official said Monday. Katsina is one of several states in northwestern and central Nigeria terrorized by criminal gangs that the locals refer to as bandits. The gangs raid villages, kill and abduct residents as well as torch homes after looting them.

KANO, Nigeria: Authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state struck a peace deal at the weekend with criminal gangs to try to end years of violence, a government official…

Katsina est l’un des nombreux Etats du nord-ouest et du centre du pays terrorisés par des bandes de bandits qui font des raids dans les villages, tuent et enlèvent les habitants,…