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Terrorist Kingpin Bello Turji Resurfaces In Sokoto, Imposes N25Million Levy Per Village –Lawmaker

Aminu Boza, a Sokoto State lawmaker has accused notorious bandit leader Bello Turji of imposing a ₦25 million levy on villages in the eastern part of the state.

Boza is a member of the Sokoto State Assembly representing Sabon Birnin Gobir.

According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, the lawmaker, Boza made the accusation while speaking to journalists on Tuesday.

The lawmaker who is a member of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, raised the alarm over Turji’s presence in the Isa and Sabon Birni areas.

“Bello Turji is currently in the Isa and Sabon Birni axis of Sokoto. He has even imposed a ₦25 million levy per village in some communities,” Boza stated.

This follows Turji reappearance after months of hiding.

The lawmaker urged security agencies and local authorities to take swift action to combat banditry in the region.

This development follows a recent statement by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, who revealed that Turji has expressed a willingness to surrender.

During a recent appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today General Musa disclosed that sustained military operations have significantly weakened Turji’s network. The elimination of his second-in-command and several of his top lieutenants has reportedly left the terrorist leader with limited options.

“He is now forced to release most of the people under him,” General Musa said. “Recently, he has begun to say he doesn’t want anything; he is ready to surrender.”

However, the Defence Chief emphasised that surrendering would not absolve Turji of ability for his crimes.

“We want to take everybody out. Anybody who has killed should go. People like him should not be allowed to stay,” Musa asserted, reaffirming the military’s commitment to justice and peace in affected regions.

Turji remains one of Nigeria’s most wanted terror leaders, known for orchestrating attacks, kidnappings, and killings across the northwest region.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/02/20/terrorist-kingpin-bello-turji-resurfaces-sokoto-imposes-n25million-levy-village-lawmaker

Sometimes I just feel like giving up on Nigeria but how can we lose hope when we have God

Nawa Nlfpmod, Turji still de alive.

ogododo:
Nawa Nlfpmod, Turji still de alive.

Were you told he was dead?. He should come out and stop hiding, Nigerian Army wants to treat him to a dinner.


-Kiss the truth!

And our coward soldiers are busy kill innocent youths in the east.

People are using this guy to cash out

Action film
Who be actor?
Who be boze?

What a NICE and PROFITABLE collabo between Bello Turji and Nigerian Army =<Government

If government wan "off" this guy, they can do that in 24hrs. Anyways, I leave matter for who get matter. People go just dey catch out at the expense of other people's lives. Things like this can't happen in a working system country.
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide with the good news

Oga your parents made the mistake by giving you just only one citizenship, don't make the mistake with your child/children. Give them a better life in a better place and they will thank you forever someday

Normal things.

Shall we dance? By George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

Lol. I mocked the Nigerian military the other day they announced they killed him. I knew it was all lies as usual. Incapable military.

What a cockwomble. Why do they want us to do with this information? I should gather nairalanders to go to Sokoto and fight turji for them?

It shows the absolute lack on intelligence gathering capabilities of our armed forces. How exactly is someone who should be under steady surveillance able to freely move about such that he is imposing levies on communities? And it takes a lawmaker raising alarm before it gets exposed?

Rubbish

Mugu must pay

tax collector

RodgersAkpafu:
People are using this guy to cash out

OBVIOUSLY!!! Well na him turn, naso dem been use Shekau cash out big time.

This man is gradually becoming a god in the North East that will be worshipped

The blood of Deborah Samuel you burnt to death is still crying. Una don see more wicked terrorist wey una. Useless people

Jaylord12:
Sometimes I just feel like giving up on Nigeria but how can we lose hope when we have God

God, gods, or spiritual whatever has nothing to contribute to the society. Tell your countrymen and leaders to work on themselves and be more patriotic.

Turji Bello clearly works with the federal government. There's nothing you can tell me to believe otherwise

Lol....meanwhile, the Chief of Defence staff is still busy trying to "arrange" his visa to Canada to go and give moral to retired and physically challenged veterans doing march past...lol

Tinubu, you see your life?
Buhari you see yourself?
Nigeria’s leaders deserves a special place in hell, both past and present.
Sokoto have a governor ooo.
If the terrorist leader is opposition party, dem for don arrest am.
Nigeria leaders only cares about politics and stealing the common wealth.
The other day I was in Eti OSA local government, If you see how the yeye local government chairman dey move.

How many times this guy go die, I thought they said he was killed in an air strike for the upteenth time, is he a cat with nine lives?

Army. Over to you.

Mumu, dinner ko, breakfast ni. You should be ashamed of your government. If na to catch person wey dey Kenya, na Shap Shap but to catch their broda under their roof, e Don become rocket science.

TimeManager:

Were you told he was dead?. He should come out and stop hiding, Nigerian Army wants to treat him to a dinner.


-Kiss the truth!

2nd Oil and Gas business!

As them don cut USAID they don begin levy villages.
Lets keep pretending we have a country.

Greenlandz:
This man is gradually becoming a god in the North East that will be worshipped

Nothing like that. The military are just useless and corrupt.

The same man they claimed they killed his son, his commanders. Some funny people still call themselves omoale.