The Governor of. Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, on Monday, assured the residents of the state that the consistent attacks by notorious and wanted bandit leader, Bello Turji, will soon end.

Governor Lawal who gave this assurance while speaking on Channels Television’s programme expressed belief that the bandit leader will soon be apprehended or eliminated.

According to him, “It’s only a matter of time.

“With what we have in place, with the collaboration between us (the state government) and the Federal Government, security agencies, believe me, it is only a matter of time; Turji would be killed very, very soon.”

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The governor’s comments come just days after the military made significant gains against bandits, killing wanted bandit leader, Halilu Sububu, who had been terrorising citizens in Zamfara, Sokoto and other parts of the North-West.

Sububu and more than 30 other bandits were killed last week.

The governor does not expect the elimination of the Turji to end banditry in the state but he is confident “it will bring it down significantly.”

Governor Lawal said he believes the military is on the right trajectory and must not let up.

He added, “What we need to do is to sustain this military pressure.

“If we are able to sustain this pressure within the next two weeks to one month, believe me, it will be a different story as far as banditry is concerned.”

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