The Nigerian military has once again assured Nigerians that notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, is being tracked and will be eliminated very soon.
Chief of Defence Operations, Major General Emeka Onumajuru, disclosed this during an interview with reporters on Monday, stating that the military is aware of Turji’s current location.
He therefore appealed to Nigerians to be patient with the armed forces, saying that tracking a bandit leadership can take time in some cases, assuring that the military would soon catch up with Turji clamp down on his operation in the Northwestern part of the country.
9News Nigeria reports that some of his words are; “First, I need to let you know that there is absolutely no forth and back between Bello Turji and the armed forces.
“As I speak Bello Turji is hiding, completely in hiding and the armed forces is tracking him, the armed forces continuously track him and very soon he will be eliminated,” Major General Onumajuru said.
However, Major General Onumajuru has urged the people of Sokoto to call Turji’s bluff and refrain from paying the tax, assuring them of the military’s protection.
“Talking about Bello Turji imposing fines, remember I did talk about protecting vulnerable communities. Now, the communities need to believe that the armed forces are protecting them and when they believe that it’s a question of calling anybody that asks you for protection money or ransom money bluff because the armed forces is there to protect you.
“So, I want to ask the communities now through your medium, do not accede to request for protection levy in whatever form because we have troops who guarantee farms security, who open space to go about your normal activities,” Major General Onumajuru said.
