Bello Turji, the legendary bandit leader, appears to have set up a new headquarters. According to reports, the base is situated in the Indaduwa Forest, close to the borders of Gundumi, Galadi, Maradun, and Raba in Sokoto State, some three kilometers northwest of the settlement of Bula.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
This was revealed in a post on his X account on Sunday by Zagazola Makama, a counterterrorism and insurgency specialist in the Lake Chad Basin. He pointed out that the gang’s operations encompass regions that border Raba, Maradun, Galadi, and Gundumi. According to Makama, previous attacks in the area, such as the obstruction of the Isa-Marnona road, have been connected to the new base, which was allegedly established three weeks ago.According to him, on December 21, operatives from Turji’s new camp allegedly carried out an ambush on security officers on the Gundumi-Isa Road. According to the security expert, Turji’s organization is thought to be holding over 40 people hostage in the Indaduwa Forest at the moment.In Marnona and Gidan Rana, close to the Gundumi-Isa Road, informants are allegedly used to assist ransom payments, Makama clarified. The gang’s activities in the region were allegedly corroborated by survivors who were recently released from captivity.The organization based in the Indaduwa Forest base is suspected by sources of carrying out kidnappings, ambushes, and other illegal actions against tourists and locals. There have been allegations of informants in Illela and Marnona helping the gang by supplying intelligence and making ransom payments.Conflict with competing bandits and unresolved feuds are the two main causes of this new camp, according to impeccable sources. “Turji and the Maniya group have a long-standing rivalry that was passed down from his father, Rugga Chida. Years ago, a well-known Maniya figure named Kachalla Dullun was killed in a bloody altercation that sprang from this enmity.Makama clarified, “Turji is said to see the new base as a strategic location to sabotage the Maniya group’s activities in the Dutsin Gwauro region, which is their headquarters.”
