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Residents of Fakai village in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have paid a condolence visit to Bello Turji, a notorious bandit whose lieutenants were neutralised by the Nigerian Air Force jets on Saturday.Turji recently featured in a viral video bragging that he would take vengeance on local communities once he was hit by the Nigerian armed forces.
According to a tweet by Idris4Peace, a source familiar with the terrain, the residents of the village where Turji also resides with his people, sympathised with him to avoid vengeance.
“We met him this morning to sympathise with him, if not he will revenge on us,” the source quoted one of the locals.
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Eight of Turji’s fighters were neutralised in Saturday’s aerial bombardment, while four women in another camp behind his farmland were killed, according to reports.
“Prior to this, there was a naming ceremony ongoing in Turji’s house,” the researcher added.
Ondomind