Hassan Nasiha, deputy governor of Zamfara, says Bello Turji,
the notorious bandit kingpin in the state, has embraced peace overtures by the
government.
He disclosed this while speaking at a conference on security
organised by the Students Union of Medina University, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.
According to him, the erstwhile bandit kingpin is now
killing his unrepentant colleagues.
He said Turji’s repentance has brought about peace in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi LGAs in Zamfara.
The deputy governor said Turji has met with bandits in the
14 LGAs 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.
“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.”
The deputy governor added that the peace committee set up by
the state government met with nine bandit 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 said Zamfara has ordered the return of cattle
grazing routes, lands, water for livestock and other property seized by Hausas
to the herders.
He said the order must be respected by both parties in the
conflict to enable the return of law and order in the communities.
Nasiha said the Fulani requested the government to consider
freeing their youths currently in detention in correctional centres and in
police cells.
“They equally requested for schools for their kids and other
social services including fertilisers and farm inputs,’’ he said.
“They said lack of education would influence a 12-year-old
Fulani boy to kill a 70-year-old man using AK-47 rifle.”
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