Friday, April 4, 2025 - The military high command has said the days of notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Bello Turji, are numbered.
The military’s reaction came less than 24 hours Turji k!lled
12 farmers in Lugu town, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
It specifically dismissed the claims that the military had
downscaled operations against herdsmen, terrorists, cattle rustlers, among
others, adding that it would remain focused in capturing Turji.
Turji was said to be returning from a Sallah visit to a
community in Isa, when he carried out the attack.
Fielding questions from journalists at Defence Headquarters
during a press briefing on Thursday, the Director, Defence Media Operations,
Major-General Markus Kangye, said they could continue to neutralise
high-profiled terrorists hibernating in forests.
“Then on the aspect of whether the troops are not, or they
have downscaled their operations against Cattle rustlers and some terrorists,”
he said.
“No. Like I read out, troops intercepted some trucks loaded
with cows, and they recovered them, and they are still on the hunt for
high-value terrorists.
“I have also read out the report for the quarter, some
high-value terrorists that were eliminated during the quarter. I have mentioned
their names. So as for Bello Truji, it is just a matter of time, an appointment
will be fixed with him by his maker.”
Commenting on the withdrawal of Niger Republic from the
Multinational Joint Task Force, the senior military officer stated that such a
move would have serious security implications.
According to him, the MNJTF remains a critical regional
security collaboration and that efforts must be made to prevent any member
state from leaving.
“When you hear dem say, it means the information lacks
credibility. I think this area has been a subject of discourse for the past few
months, especially when some members of ECOWAS decided to form an alliance and
attempted to exit ECOWAS,” he said.
“But, you know, the Multinational Joint Task Force was
established by the Lake Chad Commission countries to address their common
security concerns
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