The Arewa Elders Progressive Group has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against reconciling with notorious bandit, Bello Turji, and his cohorts. In a statement issued on Thursday, Alhaji Mustafa Dutsinma, Northwest Chairman of the group, emphasized that Turji’s plea for reconciliation is mere pretence, considering the numerous lives lost to his gang’s banditry in the northwest.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶ ... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶
The group warned that reconciling with those responsible for heinous crimes would undermine the government’s efforts to combat banditry, betray public trust, and be a slap in the face of victims and their families.
They urged the military to sustain their offensives for effective results and demanded that justice be served, holding those responsible accountable.
Reconciliation without accountability would be a miscarriage of justice and a disservice to the nation
The Northern Elders commended the military operations in Shinkafi and Jibia and the relocation of senior military personnel to the troubled areas, reflecting the federal government’s commitment to tackling banditry. However, they stressed that reconciliation without accountability would be a miscarriage of justice and a disservice to the nation.
Turji and his cohorts must face the full weight of the law for their unspeakable crimes, including murder, kidnapping, and destruction of property, rather than being offered a reconciliatory olive branch.
