Bandit leader Bello Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal effort

Bandit leader Bello Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal effort

By Zagazola Makama

GUSAU (CONVERSEER) – A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has released no fewer than 100 captives in a renewed peace initiative aimed at ending years of violent attacks and abductions in Zamfara State.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the release followed sustained dialogue and confidence-building efforts led by community leaders and facilitated through the peace deal process of North West Operation Safe Corridor.

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The freed victims, comprising men, women, and children, were handed over to local authorities and taken to a hospital for medical evaluation before being reunited with their families.

Bandit leader Bello Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal effort

Bandit leader Bello Turji releases 100 captives in fresh peace deal effort

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