Residents of several farming communities across Zamfara and Niger States have been hit with yet another wave of extortion as notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, demanded N50 million before allowing them to begin this year’s farming season. The demand was revealed by security analyst Bakatsine in a post on X (formerly Twitter), where he stated [ ]
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Bandit Kingpin Bello Turji Imposes N50m ‘Farming Tax’ On Zamfara, Niger Communities
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