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There is currently a heavy gunfight between Nigerian soldiers, who are joined by local hunters, and a group of notorious bandit leader Bello Turji in Gatawa, a town in Sokoto State’s Sabon Birni local government area. The fighting began around 6 a.m., as reported by multiple sources in the town, who said the fighting has not ceased even by afternoon.
“No one can give you details of what transpired between the soldiers and bandits for now. We can only have details of the encounter when the fight is over.“We are hoping the soldiers will at the end defeat the bandits. Our prayers are that Bello Turji should be among those to be killed during the fight.”Another local source described the situation as unprecedented, calling it “the most terrible encounter between soldiers and bandits we have seen in this area.
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