{"id":146399,"date":"2025-01-15T23:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T22:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zamfara-bello-turjis-days-are-numbered-gov-dauda-lawal"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:01:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:01:25","slug":"zamfara-bello-turjis-days-are-numbered-gov-dauda-lawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-bello-turjis-days-are-numbered-gov-dauda-lawal","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara: Bello Turji\u2019s days are numbered \u2014 Gov Dauda Lawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has expressed optimism that the activities of the notorious terrorist and bandit leader, Bello Turji, would soon be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who made the expression on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV, said the days of the dreaded terrorist are numbered.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Lawal expressed confidence in the Nigerian Armed Forces, stating that the ongoing onslaught against criminal elements would yield good fruits by eliminating them from the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI believe [killing] Bello Turji is a matter of time, his days are numbered because I can see the commitment from the Armed Forces in terms of taking Bello Turji out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am confident and optimistic and I believe that the Armed Forces also are ready to take him out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Turji had claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks in Zamfara and its neighbouring states.<\/p>\n<p>All efforts to get him eliminated have proved abortive despite the onslaught that has successfully led to the killing of several terrorists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has expressed optimism that the activities of the notorious terrorist and bandit leader, Bello Turji, would soon be a thing of the past. The governor, who made the expression on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV, said the days of the dreaded terrorist are numbered. 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