Notorious terrorist leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly
surrendered some of his arms and released 32 kidnapped victims as part of a
peace initiative facilitated by Islamic clerics in Zamfara State.
One of the clerics involved in the talks, Musa Yusuf,
popularly known as Asadus-Sunnah, disclosed this during a religious gathering
in Kaduna on Monday.
He said the development followed a series of meetings held
in July with Turji and other notorious fighters in the Fakai forest, located in
the Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara.
According to Yusuf, the peace talks were initiated by
residents of Shinkafi who requested the clerics to appeal to Turji to halt
attacks and allow farmers to access their lands.
“We met Mr Turji, Dan Bakkolo, Black, Kanawa, and Malam Ila.
The speculation that Dan Bakkolo was killed is not true. These individuals are
responsible for the insecurity in the area, and they all agreed to the peace
proposals,” Yusuf said.
“ We agreed that the Fulanis must be allowed to go to town
without being stereotyped or killed by the vigilante.”
He explained that the group surrendered some of their
weapons in three phases and allowed residents to resume farming activities in
forest areas previously under their control.
As part of the peace deal, Turji also released 32 kidnapped
individuals. Yusuf presented a video showing the difficult terrain the freed
captives had to cross to reach Turji’s camp.
Yusuf noted that the clerics are still engaging with Turji
to secure a complete cessation of hostilities.
He added that they deliberately did not demand the surrender
of all weapons to avoid making Turji vulnerable to attacks from rival groups
that may not be part of the peace process.
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