Notorious terrorist Turji on the run as troops storm hideout, kill his son
The troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have reportedly stormed the location of notorious terrorist kingpin Bello Turji, destroying his food storage facility and killing one of his sons.
Daily Trust reports that the counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, while confirming the development in a post via X on Saturday, said a combined ground and air troops carried out the attack on Turji’s hitherto unknown location under Operation Fansan Yanma which dismantled the bandit’s key hideouts in Fakai, Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where Turji and his associates have long operated from.
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“Among the camps targeted were Zangon Dan Gwandi, Zangon Tsaika, Zangon Kagara, and a school reportedly used by Turji to store foodstuffs and weapons. The military burned the school to prevent it from serving as a supply base for Turji’s network,” the report said.
Intelligence sources told the counter-insurgency expert that Turji’s group suffered significant losses.
“We killed his son and many of his fighters during the operation. I also listened to Turji’s panicked voice calling for reinforcements from seven other bandit leaders. None of them showed up, and one of his spies narrowly escaped from us today,” one of the sources said.
Many of Turji’s associates, including “high profile lieutenants and possibly family members”, were said to have been neutralised during the targeted strikes.
DailyTrust had reported how the Military High Command described Turji as a “dead man walking”.
Turji is a notorious terrorist and bandit leader operating in the North-West, particularly Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger states.
Source: Daily Trust
