No fewer than 100 communities in Kaduna State have been displaced following incessant attacks by bandits, according to findings by Saturday PUNCH.

The affected communities cut across Kachia, Kajuru, Kagarko, Chikun, Birnin Gwari and other Local Government Areas in the state.

The National President of the Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union, Tabara Kato, said more than 100 communities had been displaced, while the former spokesman of the association, Luka Binniyat, put the figure at 245 communities.

Kato said about 35,402 residents had been displaced across the state, with some victims now living in Internally Displaced Persons camps.

He attributed the attacks largely to land grabbing and alleged that some communities were being targeted because of their mineral resources.

Binniyat, who is also the spokesman for the Middle Belt Forum, said about 150,000 people had been displaced in Southern Kaduna alone as of June 2026.

He urged the Federal and Kaduna State governments to prioritise the rehabilitation and reconstruction of destroyed communities to prevent further deterioration of the security situation.

Meanwhile, investigations revealed that several communities in Kachia Local Government Area had been forced to enter into informal peace arrangements with armed groups.

The arrangements reportedly require communities to negotiate with the attackers in an attempt to prevent further attacks, killings and abductions.

The development highlights the worsening security and humanitarian situation in parts of Southern Kaduna, where displaced residents continue to face difficulties returning to their communities.