Notorious Bandit Leader Isiya Kwashen Garwa Accepts Peace Deal in Katsina

Notorious Bandit Leader Isiya Kwashen Garwa Accepts Peace Deal in Katsina

By Aluta News
September 15, 2025

Isiya Kwashen Garwa, one of Nigeria’s most wanted bandit leaders and among the country’s 19 most-wanted terrorists, has reportedly accepted a peace deal in Katsina State. Garwa, declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters, surfaced in Hayin Gada community, Faskari Local Government Area, advocating for dialogue.

Garwa Hails from Kamfanin Daudawa village in Faskari LGA, Katsina State.
– Linked to killings, kidnappings, and raids across Katsina and neighboring states.
– Part of a broader armed network destabilizing North-West and North Central Nigeria.

Some locals see this as an opportunity to restore calm.
Others question Garwa’s sincerity given his group’s brutal past.

Katsina has seen community-led peace agreements with bandit groups.

Aluta News reports that Governor Dikko Umaru Radda invested over N36 billion in security.

This development reflects evolving strategies against banditry, blending military pressure with dialogue. Whether this heralds lasting peace or a fragile truce remains uncertain .