Notorious Zamfara Bandits’ Kingpin Embraces Peace
Bandits’ leader in Zamfara State, Bello Turji, has laid down his arms and embrace peace overtures offered by the state government, deputy governor Hassan Nasiha said yesterday in Gusau.
He said that Bello’s repentance had resulted in peace in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi local government areas of the state.
The deputy governor spoke at the opening of a conference on security organised by the Student Union of Medina University, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
He said he had met with bandits in the 14 local government areas of the state.
“In the last three months, there has not been any bandits attack at Magami district as a result of the peace initiative with bandits,” Nasiha said.
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“Everyone knows the notorious bandits’ kingpin, Bello Turji who has operated on that axis.
“The state government through the peace committee entered into a peace deal with the bandits’ leader and he agreed to stop the criminality and to embrace peace.
“Turji is now killing unrepentant bandits who unleashed terror on innocent citizens in Shinkafi, Zurmi and Birnin Magaji local government areas,” Nasiha said.
He said that the peace committee set up by Zamfara government met with nine bandits’ groups in their camps at Magami and Dansadau emirates where they raised their concerns.
“They said Hausas always attacked and raped their women, killing the Fulani on their way to or returning from markets,” he said.
Nasiha also told the conference that Zamfara had ordered the return of cattle grazing routes, lands, water for livestock and other property seized by Hausas to the herders. He said that the order must be respected by both parties in the conflict to enable the return of law and order in the communities.
