NOTORIOUS BANDIT KINGPIN, BELLO TURJI, HAS EMBRACED PEACE AND HIS HELPING TO KILL UNREPENTANT COLLEAGUES - ZAMFARA GOVERNMENT

Most wanted bandits kingpin Bello Tur ji has accepted Zamfara government's peace offer and his now helping to clear out unrepentant bandits in the state, said Deputy Governor Hassan Nasiha on Sunday.

Mr Bello's repentance had resulted in peace in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi local government areas of Zamfara, Mr Nasiha said during a security conference organised by the Students Union of Medina University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

"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."

He said he had met with bandits in the 14 local government areas of the state, adding that the state had not recorded bandits' attacks in the Magami district for three months. "Turji is now killing unrepentant bandits who unleashed terrer on innocent citizens in Shinkafi, Zurmi and Birnin Magaji local government areas," Mr Nasiha said.