Nigeria’s security community is awash with mixed reactions following reports that troops have killed the son of notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, in a recent operation.
The development has triggered debate, with some hailing the military’s efforts in tackling banditry, while others have raised concerns about the implications of targeting family members of high-profile criminals.
Combined ground and air troops under Operation Fansan Yanma had escalated their offensive against the notorious bandit leader Bello Turji in Zamfara State.
Recent coordinated military strikes were said to have dismantled Turji’s key hideouts in Fakai, a stronghold in Shinkafi Local Government Area where He and his fighters had long operated.
The latest onslaught against the notorious terrorist came after a series of successful missions that destroyed multiple bandit camps in the Sabon Birni Local Government…
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