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Islamic group names bandit leader behind Sokoto killings

<p><strong>An Islamic group&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Muslim Rights Concern &lpar;MURIC&rpar;<&sol;a> has identified one <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Bello Turji<&sol;a> as the bandit behind the recent killings in <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Sokoto State<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The group said Turji&comma; a bandit leader&comma; had earlier vowed to kill about 150 people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Ishaq Akintola&comma; Director of MURIC<br &sol;>&NewLine;Muric&comma; however&comma; called on the Nigerian Army to fish out the bandit leader either dead or alive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to MURIC&comma; getting Turji is integral to defeating banditry in Sokoto and Zamfara states&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11531" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;FAA1FEEA-2D87-443C-956C-6F1CA3B97491-300x289&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"289" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last Monday&comma; 23 travellers were burnt and killed by bandits in Sokoto&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The group&&num;8217&semi;s director&comma; Professor Ishaq Akintola&comma; in a statement on Monday said sources had identified Turji as the bandit behind the killings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The group said&comma;<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Sources close to the Sokoto branch of MURIC have reported the strong nexus between one Bello Turji&comma; a notorious bandit&comma; and insecurity in Sokoto and Zamfara states&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He coordinates almost all attacks and he was allegedly behind the barbaric shooting and burning of passengers in a bus in Sokoto last week&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Currently&comma; he is believed to be somewhere in the Eastern part of Sokoto&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was the one who challenged the government sometime in August 2021 demanding the release of his father or else about 150 people kidnapped around Shinkafi would be slaughtered&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;fire-razes-computer-village-in-ikeja-photos-video&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;">Fire Razes Computer Village In Ikeja PHOTOS&sol;VIDEO<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;More than 500 people have been killed by bandits under the leadership of Bello Turji within the last six months between Isa&comma; Sabon Birni&comma; Rabah and Goronyo local governments&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Hundreds of bandits take their inspiration from him&period; The Nigerian military needs to find this dangerous man&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Nail him and bandits in Sokoto and Zamfara zone will be in disarray&period; A commando style operation may become necessary in order to neutralise Bello Turji&period; But he must be found at all cost&comma; dead or alive&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; Sahara Reporters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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