50 Zamfara communities flee over bandit leader’s threat

Panic seized residents of  50 communities in Zamfara and they fled their homes following threats by wanted bandit kingpin Bello Turji.

Turji who is wanted by the Nigerian authorities had in a recent video threatened to unleash mayhem on Shinkafi, Zurmi, and Isah Local Government Areas in Zamfara and Sokoto states, if the military did not release his detained brother, Baka Wurgi.

A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, revealed during a press conference in his Gusau residence that most residents of Shinkafi had fled in fear.

He said, “Since Turji’s video was released, over 50 communities in Shinkafi Local Government Area have been deserted. This mass exodus is a direct response to the threats made by the bandits.

“This is a direct challenge to our national security apparatus. I call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the military to act decisively and protect innocent communities from imminent attacks.”