The Nigerian military says bandit leader Bello Turji iscurrently in panic and confusion as intensified operations close in on him andother armed group leaders in the North-West. The Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North West,Operation Fansan Yamma, Major General Warrah Idris, made this known during the week. Idris revealed this while responding to questions fromDefence Correspondents who are on a tour of the theatre in Zamfara State. According to him, Turji has remained elusive but is nowunder sustained pressure from coordinated ground operations, humanintelligence, and technology-driven surveillance. “Based on the most current intelligence received, BelloTurji and others are currently in confusion and panic because of the intensityof our current operations. They are relocating every few hours, every fewdays,” he said. The Commander also refuted claims that Turji controls anylocal government area or villages, describing such assertions as propaganda byterrorists who constantly flee from military forces. “How does a person who does not have a permanent locationcontrol an axis or a local government? “I dare Bello Turji to come out and present a single localgovernment that he is controlling,” he said.
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