{"id":135435,"date":"2024-10-24T20:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/defence-minister-badaru-orders-troops-to-arrest-bello-turji"},"modified":"2024-10-24T21:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T20:52:02","slug":"defence-minister-badaru-orders-troops-to-arrest-bello-turji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/defence-minister-badaru-orders-troops-to-arrest-bello-turji","title":{"rendered":"Defence Minister Badaru orders troops to arrest Bello Turji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru, has ordered troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to intensify efforts to arrest notorious bandits\u2019 leader Bello Turji.<\/p>\n<p>Badaru gave the order on Thursday while addressing the troops at the One Brigade Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara State capital.<\/p>\n<p>He said 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President has asked me to thank you and to urge you to do more to end insecurity in these areas of operation and the country. He is ready to provide all you need to end insecurity in the Northwest and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had some reassurances from the commanding officer and was pleased. I\u2019m sure that we will reach the goal. Are you ready to finish with them? Are you ready to end it? Please get me Turji,\u201d Badaru said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister, who visited Operation Fansar Yamma in Gusau to take briefings on military operations, was received by the Commander, Joint Taskforce Northwest Operation Fansar Yamma, Major General Oluyinka Soyele and the deputy governor of Zamfara State, Mani Mumuni, among other dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of Defence, Mohammad Badaru, has ordered troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to intensify efforts to arrest notorious bandits\u2019 leader Bello Turji. Badaru gave the order on Thursday while addressing the troops at the One Brigade Headquarters in Gusau, Zamfara State capital. 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