CDS Musa: Bello Turji begging to surrender, but we’ll not spare him

Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa

Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has said the military will not spare notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji.

Musa said this while revealing that Bello Turji has declared that he is ready to surrender following the killing of his second in command and other commanders by troops.

“I am telling you that recently he is beginning to say that he doesn’t want anything, he is ready to surrender,” General Musa said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday.

“But I can tell you, we have taken out his second in command, we have taken out most of his lieutenants, in fact, he is forced now to release most of the people under him.

But the CDS said anybody who has engaged in killing innocent citizens will not be spared, hence the option of surrendering by Turji will not be considered.

“We want to take everybody out. Anybody who has killed should go, people like him should not be allowed to stay,” General Musa said.

The Defence Headquarters had last Wednesday said the camp of Bello Turji, is in disarray with the killing of his second-in-command, Aminu Kanawa and 24 others, by troops of Operation Fassan Yamma.
Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement said the operations were launched on Turji’s camps in Sokoto and Zamfara States, between Monday and Tuesday.

He said that troops also inflicted terminal injuries on some of Turji’s close allies namely: Dosso (Bello Turji’s younger brother) and Danbokolo (one of the Turji’s closest allies).

According to him, troops also neutralised several of Turji’s key commanders namely: Abu Dan Shehu, Jabbi Dogo, Dan Kane, Basiru Yellow, Kabiru Gebe, Bello Buba and Dan Inna Kahon-Saniya-Yafi-Bahaushe, among others.

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“Furthermore, troops neutralised over 24 fleeing terrorist from Turji’s camp around Gebe and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State, as well as around Gidan Rijiya in Shinkafi Lical Government Area of Zamfara.

“Troops also neutralised another notable terrorist during the onslaught on Turji’s enclave around Fakai high ground.

“He is identified as Suleiman, and a loyalist of late notorious terrorists’ leader, Halilu Sububu.

“The late, Suleiman was leading a reinforcement team to rescue Bello Turji’s camp which was in disarray, when he was eliminated during the fire fight,” he said.

Buba said the death of Bello Turji’s second-in-command, close allies, commanders and combatants was a significant blow to the terrorists’ network in the North Western Nigeria, as well as their military and fighting capabilities.

According to him, these group of terrorists were responsible for numerous kidnappings and terrorist attacks across the zone, particularly in Zurmi, Shinkafi, Isa, and Sabon Birni Local Government Areas in Zamfara and Sokoto States.

“Overall, troops are not relenting until these terrorists are completely destroyed.

“Troops operations are aimed at creating an atmosphere of safety and security for all citizens,” he added.