Turji’s profile…
Turji was mentored by Halilu Subutu, who was also a notorious bandit leader terrorizing communities of Zamfara and Sokoto states, and Shehu Rekeb.He respected them because of their coordination and connections with other Sahelian terrorists
Turji was mentored by Halilu Subutu, who was also a notorious bandit leader terrorizing communities of Zamfara and Sokoto states, and Shehu Rekeb.He respected them because of their coordination and connections with other Sahelian terrorists
#Turji, however, started building his criminal network with members of his close family who were mostly orphans & victims of police brutality, discrimination & injustice by local judges. He built his grievances on issue of “ self defense” against external forces ( Hausa tribe)
In his interaction with Dr. Gumi, Turji revealed that most of his fighters were victims of injustice after their means of livelihood were disrupted by Nigerian authorities and the civilian joint task force (Yan Sakai) who are mostly Hausa clans
As a result of this, Turji and his accomplices started funding their criminal group by rustling cows belonging to innocent people in the region in order to buy weapons & defend their communities
Turji leveraged his connections and young age, which gave him an upper hand in successfully recruiting other young Fulani combatants from different camps in Zamfara, including Zurmi, Sabon Birni, Anka and other communitie
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