The Zamfara State government claimed that the state’s bandit leader, Bello Turji, has repented and embraced its peace overtures.
The state’s Deputy Governor, Hassan Nasiha, stated this at the opening of a conference on security organised by the Students Union of Medina University, Saudi Arabia.
He said that in the last three months, there has not been any bandit attack at Magami district as a result of the peace initiative with bandits .
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.
The Deputy Governor said that Turji is now killing unrepentant bandits who unleashed terror on innocent citizens in Shinkafi, Zurmi and Birnin Magaji local government areas.
The deputy governor declared that the peace committee set up by the government met with nine bandits’ groups in their camps at Magami and Dansadau emirates where they raised their concerns.
Turji was declared wanted by police early this year over the killings and kidnappings in the state.
The government also accused the bandit leader and enemies of the government of frustrating the peace move initiated with the bandits at the time.
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