{"id":101599,"date":"2022-11-26T16:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=101599"},"modified":"2022-11-26T16:04:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T15:04:29","slug":"zamfara-community-panics-over-bandits-deadline-for-n20m-levy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/zamfara-community-panics-over-bandits-deadline-for-n20m-levy\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara community panics over bandits\u2019 deadline for N20m levy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Residents of Gidan-goga village in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State are panicking as the deadline given to them by bandits to pay a levy of N20m draws near.<\/div>\n
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\nA bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, had told the community that the N20m must be paid on or before Sunday this week.<\/p>\n

He threatened to attack the village if the money was not paid.<\/p>\n

An indigene of the area, who begged for anonymity for security reasons, newsmen that he had fled to Gusau town for fear of Turji\u2019s wrath.<\/p>\n

The resident, who said he left with his family, explained that he had no money to contribute towards the payment of the levy being gathered by the villagers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was asked to contribute N25,000 for the payment of the levy and I tried my best to meet up with the demand but I could not due to economic hardship.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I decided to leave the village because I know what will happen if the N20m levy imposed by Turji is not paid on the given date,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Another resident of the village, who gave his name as Musa Sani, also told our correspondent that the community only recently paid N15m levy to another group of bandits different from Turji\u2019s camp.<\/p>\n

Sani lamented that, \u201cIt might be difficult for us this time around to raise another money to meet Turji\u2019s demand.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said\u00a0 that many people, particularly women and children, had since fled the village.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people have run away and I don\u2019t think those that are still in the village can pay the N20m levy this coming Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if the villagers had reported the matter to the security agents, Sani said there was no need to report because the police and the military were aware of the villagers\u2019 predicament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are aware of what is going on in the village. So what is the essence of reporting the issue to them since they know what is happening?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said, \u201cThe command did not receive report on the issue. However, the police are working tirelessly to ensure safety and security of the people of the state.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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