Residents of the communities affected by banditry in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday urged the government to intensify efforts in protecting their lives and property. The people made the call during a peaceful protest to show their concern on how bandits were recurrently perpetuating their nefarious activities in the area. The residents blocked the ever-busy Marabar-Kankara to Katsina and Kano State road, as well as the road linking Malumfashi to Funtua and Kaduna State. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, one of the residents who gave his name as Muhammad Sabiu…