PHOTOS: Residents pay bandit leader N20m to avoid future attacks

Residents Gidan-goga village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have reportedly paid the N20 million levy imposed on them by bandit leader, Bello Turji to avoid being attacked by his men.

According to reports, the bandit leader asked the residents to pay the said amount before Sunday, November 27, or face his wrath.

A resident of the community who spoke to the press said the money was paid before the deadline as villagers who fled to avoid potential attacks have started returning to their homes.

Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, West Africa, on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 shared photos of the residents arranging the cash.

"The people of Gidangoga town in Maradun local government in Zamfara state have collected 20 million from the community and paid to Bandit as tax to save them from attacks. Maradun LGA is the home town of the Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle," he wrote.











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