- ‘He is now launching an offensive against the terrorists’
The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Nasiha has said the notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, has embraced the peace initiative of the state government as part of efforts to end banditry in the north-western state.
Nasiha, who disclosed this at a conference on security situation in Gusau, the state capital, organised by the Students Union of Madina University, Saudi Arabia, said Turji’s action was bringing about relative peace in the three local government areas hitherto the frontline of banditry in Zamfara State.
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He Turji is now launching an offensive against the terrorists in the areas to ensure peace and stability return to the state.
According to him, for the past five weeks, there has been no clash between the Fulanis and Hausas in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi Local Government Areas of the state as a result of the dialogue to broker peace between the two warring factions.
‘’There were several wars fought but that did not stop the parties involved from dialogue to resolve their differences through a peace deal.
“It is in the light of this that Governor Bello Mohammed thought it is necessary to use kinetic and non-kinetic approaches. It would not be a gun battle or a war using whatever weapons between the bandits and the people,’’ he said.
The deputy governor also disclosed that the committee constituted by Governor Bello Matawalle, chaired by him, had held a peace meeting with nine bandits’ camps at Magami District and Dansadau Emirate of Gusau and Maru Local Government Areas of the state to stop attacking innocent citizens.
He said: “This is why in the last three months at Magami District, there has not been any bandits attack as a result of the peace initiative with the bandits.
‘’The committee met with nine bandit camps at Magami and Dansadau Emirate where the bandits raised their concerns.
“They said the Hausas always attacked and raped their women, killing the Fulanis on their way to or returning from the market. There is no school built for our children, this ignorance pushed them to join in engaging banditry.” (Vanguard)
