{"id":4624,"date":"2025-01-29T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T10:57:57","slug":"nigerian-military-debunks-reports-of-capturing-dreaded-bandit-leader-bello-turji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=4624","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian military debunks reports of capturing dreaded bandit leader Bello Turji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has denied reports that troops captured notorious bandit leader Bello Turji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DHQ said Nigerians should disregard news of troops arresting Bello Turji because it is fake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was contained in a terse statement signed by DHQ Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popup.taboola.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Buba: \u201cBELLO TURJI: All news regarding the arrest of Bello Turji by troops should be treated as fake news, please.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes as the Commander of the 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Opurum Timothy,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2025\/01\/26\/turji-is-a-coward-currently-on-the-run-due-to-serious-military-tension-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described Bello Turji as a coward<\/a>&nbsp;who is currently on the run due to the military onslaught in Zamfara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General Opurum reassured the military\u2019s commitment to clearing bandits and restoring peace in Zamfara State and the Northwest region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Security Analyst and Counter-Insurgency Expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2025\/01\/24\/bello-turji-spotted-in-zamfara-forest-amid-onslaught-from-nigerian-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turji Bello was spotted in Kalage Forest<\/a>&nbsp;in the Mashema region of Eastern Kagara, Zamfara State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Makama said Turji was operating from the area alongside two of his key lieutenants, identified as Office and Ibrahim Buzu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, had said Turji had signified interest in negotiating with the Nigerian military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has denied reports that troops captured notorious bandit leader Bello Turji. 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