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Notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has issued a chilling warning to Hausa communities across northwest Nigeria, declaring war on them and vowing to continue waging violence against them for perceived treachery and hypocrisy. In a recently released video, Turji accused the Hausa people of being responsible for the killing of innocent Fulani individuals and their livestock, and threatened to retaliate with force.
Turji’ s gang has been wreaking havoc in parts of northwest Nigeria, particularly in Zamfara and Katsina states, where they have taken control of several local government areas, imposing their own taxes and carrying out brutal executions to maintain their authority.
In the video, Turji claimed that his group possesses a range of weapons and that their primary targets are not security personnel, but rather the Hausa people. He drew parallels between his group’ s fight and conflicts in other parts of the world, citing ongoing wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq, and noted that even after the death of Al- Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq continued.
Turji warned that Hausa people would not be allowed to continue farming on what he referred to as ” our land” and vowed to ensure that they cannot harvest their crops, threatening to kill anyone who dares to do so. This declaration of war has sparked widespread fear and concern among Hausa communities, who are already vulnerable to attacks from Turji’ s gang.
The Nigerian government has been criticized for its inability to effectively address the banditry crisis in the northwest, and Turji’ s latest declaration of war has raised questions about the government’ s strategy for dealing with the situation. The conflict between the Fulani and Hausa communities has deep- rooted historical and cultural dimensions, and addressing the root causes of the violence will require a comprehensive and inclusive approach.
