The Nigerian Air Force used recently-acquired fighter bombers to bomb the first hideouts of terrorist bandit gangs, prompting gang warlords to release abductees and extends peace offers to the government. Two feared bandit kingpins in battle-scarred Zamfara State are now offering to call it quits, provided they can escape the long reach of the law. Among them, 33-year-old Bello Turji, commander of at least 400 heavily armed bandit terrorists, has subjugated more than 100 towns and villages in eastern Sokoto State since mid-2021 and forced the communities to pay levies of cash, produce, or cattle, lawmakers have reported to The Epoch Times. Another bandit looking for an exit is Alhaji Halilu, who commands a large gang network in West-Central Zamfara. Both are in negotiations with government officials for a conditional amnesty, Rufa’i told The Epoch Times. For more than two weeks in December and January, the Nigerian Air force has …
Nigerian Terrorist Warlords Offer Truce After Government Bombs Forest Hideouts
January 30, 2022
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