{"id":116549,"date":"2025-02-21T20:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=116549"},"modified":"2025-02-21T20:30:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:30:58","slug":"lawmaker-confirms-bandit-kingpin-bello-turjis-presence-in-sokoto-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lawmaker-confirms-bandit-kingpin-bello-turjis-presence-in-sokoto-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker confirms bandit kingpin Bello Turji\u2019s presence in Sokoto forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1824687914807446462\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Sokoto State lawmaker, Aminu Boza, has confirmed the presence of bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, in one of the forests in the Isa Local Government Area of the state.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1824687914807446462-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe lawmaker, who represents Sabon Birni Local Government in the state House of Assembly, while speaking with our correspondent on telephone on Friday, confirmed that Turji has been collecting tax from the people in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has been sighted in eastern Sokoto, where he has reportedly imposed a \u20a625 million levy on villages, a state lawmaker has alleged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBello Turji is currently in the Isa and Sabon Birni axis of Sokoto. He has even imposed a \u20a625 million levy per village in some communities,\u201d Boza claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker urged security agencies and local authorities to intensify operations against bandits.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sokoto State lawmaker, Aminu Boza, has confirmed the presence of bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, in one of the forests in the Isa Local Government Area of the state. 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