Banditry kingpin in Zamfara, Bello Turji, has repented and embraced peace overtures by the state government.
Zamfara’s Deputy Governor, Hassan Nasiha made the declaration in Gusau.
He said that Bello’s repentance had resulted in peace in Birnin Magaji, Shinkafi and Zurmi Local Government Areas of Zamfara.
The Deputy Governor spoke at the opening of a conference on security organised by the Students Union of Medina University, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia saying that he had met with bandits in the 14 local government of the state.
He said that the peace committee set up by Zamfara Government met with nine bandits’ groups in their camps at Magami and Dansadau emirates where they raised their concerns.
Chairman of the students union, Kabiru Maru said it convened the conference to discuss how it would contribute to peaceful resolution of the decades-old conflict in the state and in northwest region.
