{"id":146966,"date":"2025-01-20T15:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T14:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught"},"modified":"2025-01-29T23:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T22:11:21","slug":"bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught","title":{"rendered":"Bello Turji, loyalists relocate to new hideout after military onslaught"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Loyalists of the notorious bandit leader Bello Turji have reportedly relocated to a new hideout in the Garsa\/Kadanya area of Bayanruwa, within Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>According to intelligence sources, available to Zagazola Makama, the movements were observed between January 19 and 20, with Turji\u2019s followers\u2014many on motorcycles and carrying wounded members\u2014passing through Galadi, Damaga, Rudunu, and Danbenchi en route to the new hideout.<\/p>\n<p>The new location is reportedly under the control of Jummo Smally, a former rival of Turji, and has previously served as a safe haven for bandits. Some of the fleeing bandits are also believed to be moving through Rudunu, Bankamawa, and Farfaru in the Faru District, as confirmed by security operatives.<\/p>\n<p>Local sources revealed that injured bandits are being treated at the Garsa\/Kadanya hideout, prompting authorities to warn health workers in the area against providing medical assistance to them.<\/p>\n<p>The relocation follows intensified military operations in the region, which have forced Turji and his loyalists to abandon their previous camps.<\/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. Loyalists of the notorious bandit leader Bello Turji have reportedly relocated to a new hideout in the Garsa\/Kadanya area of Bayanruwa, within Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to intelligence sources, available to Zagazola Makama, the movements were observed between January 19 and 20, with Turji\u2019s followers\u2014many on motorcycles and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":146965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[6170,15584,15585,254],"class_list":["post-146966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-bello-turji","tag-faru","tag-military-operations","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bello Turji, loyalists relocate to new hideout after military onslaught - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Loyalists of the notorious bandit leader Bello Turji have reportedly relocated to a new hideout in the Garsa\/Kadanya are ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bello Turji, loyalists relocate to new hideout after military onslaught\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Loyalists of the notorious bandit leader Bello Turji have reportedly relocated to a new hideout in the Garsa\/Kadanya are ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-20T14:44:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-29T22:11:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1737375695.086775.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"964\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"546\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Bello Turji, loyalists relocate to new hideout after military onslaught\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-20T14:44:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-29T22:11:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught\"},\"wordCount\":192,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1737375695.086775.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Bello Turji\",\"Faru\",\"military operations\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/bello-turji-loyalists-relocate-to-new-hideout-after-military-onslaught\",\"name\":\"Bello Turji, loyalists relocate to new hideout after military onslaught - 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