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Suspected JNIM operatives strike Kwara village as Bello Turji consolidates routes to Niger

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:29:25 +0000

Suspected JNIM operatives strike Kwara village as Bello Turji consolidates routes to Niger By: Zagazola Makama The recent attack on Dutsen Kogo community in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, draw attention to a worrying escalation of violent activity linked to Turji-led criminal networks and suspected JNIM operatives in the North-West and North-Central corridors. On […]

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Bello Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal effort

Zagazola Makama — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:21:22 +0000

Bello Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal effort By: Zagazola Makama A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released no fewer than 100 captives in a renewed peace initiative aimed at ending years of violent attacks and abductions in Zamfara State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the release followed sustained dialogue and […]

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Doubts trail dialogue with Bello Turji despite release of 32 captives

Zagazola Makama — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:01:28 +0000

Doubts trail dialogue with Bello Turji despite release of 32 captives By: Zagazola Makama The recent release of 32 kidnapped victims by notorious bandit leader Bello Turji, following behind-the-scenes dialogue with Islamic clerics and representatives of federal authorities, has triggered cautious reactions and deep scepticism from stakeholders in the North-West, particularly in Zamfara State long […]

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FACT CHECK: How Bello Turji ambush DSS personnel and HYBRID forces in Fakai village, Zamfara

Zagazola Makama — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:16:15 +0000

FACT CHECK: How Bello Turji ambush DSS personnel and HYBRID forces in Fakai village, Zamfara By: Zagazola Makama Following the deadly ambush on a covert counter-banditry operation in Chida village of Fakai, Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, by the DSS and Hybrid personnel, conflicting reports have continued to swirl around the actual number […]

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BREAKING: Military airstrikes hit Bello Turji’s residence in Zamfara forest, scores of bandits killed

securitydigest — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:29:53 +0000

PRNigeria reports that scores of armed bandits belonging to the notorious Bello Turji camp have been eliminated. The bandits were killed during a ‘surprise raid’ by the air troops of Operation Forest Sanity in Zamfara State. The ‘surprise attack’ of the military troops was carried out by two Nigerian Air Force, NAF, fighter jets, upon […]

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