Bello Turji, a notorious bandit commander, reportedly organized a lavish Eid celebration in Magira, which is in Sokoto State’s Isa Local Government Area (LGA), before organizing an attack in Fadamar Lugu on Tuesday, where he and his group killed 12 people and injured one.
Other bandits from Zamfara State attended Turji’s gathering in Magira, according to a post made by security analyst Bakatsine on Wednesday on 𝕏.
After the celebrations, the party went to Fadamar Lugu and brutally attacked defenseless locals there.
Bandit commander Bello Turji invited bandits from Zamfara State to celebrate Eid in Magira, Isa LGA. Following the feast, he went to Fadamar Lugu in Isa LGA, Sokoto State, where he killed 12 people and injured one for amusement, Bakatsine reported.
One of Nigeria’s most wanted criminals, Turji has been connected to a number of violent crimes throughout Sokoto and Zamfara States, including raids, mass killings, and kidnappings.
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In a different but concerning event, armed criminals from various regions of the nation were captured on camera saying Eid prayers at the end of the 2025 Ramadan fast.
The video, which was posted on 𝕏 on Tuesday, April 1, by counter-insurgency specialist Zagazola Makama, showed that the armed groups held prayers in two different places in Kaduna State.
Deep within Dogon Dawa Forest, the prayers were understood to have taken place at Maidaro, Sabon Birni, and East Kaduna.
According to the video, the criminals were armed with advanced weapons like cell phones, drones, and firearms.
