The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who has been on military trail, has indicated interest in surrendering.
The military chief who made this disclosure while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said military operations which have led to the killing of Turji’s son, his second-in-command and other fighters have put immense pressure on the bandit leader.
According to him, a intense military operations against the criminals have overtime weakened Turji’s position as leader of the bandits, just as he also added that since the military onslaught in the bandits’ hideout, Turji has been forced to release several hostages under his captivity.
The CDS noted that while the military has continued to gather top intelligence on the bandit leader, it has been difficult to track him down.
This, he said is because Turji barely spends time whenever he moves to a particular location.
“They (terrorists) are within the communities; the people know them. So, sometimes when they see them, before you get the information, it’s like two hours – the man has moved. So, when the information gets to you before you move, he has left that area.
“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.
“I am telling you that recently, he is beginning to say that he doesn’t want anything, he is ready to surrender,” Musa said.
