Insecurity: Defence Minister orders troops to arrest notorious bandit leader, Tunji

…hails Zamfara Gov’s dedication, support for troops 

The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru, has ordered troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to frantically go after notorious bandits’ leader, Bello Turji, arrest him and bring him to book

The Minister gave the command on Thursday during his visit to the troops at the One Brigade Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara State.

According to him, President Bola Tinubu has been following the activities of the troops in the past few months and has seen some levels of improvement in the operation against terrorists in the region, but acknowledges certain issues still linger.

While delivering Mr. President’s thank-you message to the troop, urging them to do more to end insecurity in these areas of operation and the country, he assured them of the President’s readiness to provide all they needed to end insecurity in the Northwest and Nigeria.

“I had some reassurances from the commander officer and was pleased, sure that we would reach the goal. Are you ready to finish with them? Are you ready to end it? Please get me Turji.”

The Defence Minister visited Operation Fansar Yamma in Gusau to take briefings on military operations.

The Minister was received by the Commander, Joint Taskforce Northwest Operation Fansar Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Soyele, and the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mani Mumun, among other dignitaries.

In the same vein, the Minister of Defence lauded Governor Dauda Lawal for his dedication and continued support to the troops fighting banditry in Zamfara State.

According to a statement released by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the minister made these remarks on Thursday during his visit to the Zamfara Government House and the Joint Taskforce North-West Operation Fansar Yamma headquarters in Gusau.

He noted that the visit was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen collaboration between the state and the Ministry of Defence.

The statement further revealed that Badaru’s visit is a follow-up to an earlier visit by Governor Lawal and his Katsina State counterpart, Umaru Dikko Radda, to the ministry in Abuja earlier in the week.