Kidnap kingpin, Bello Turji frees 52 abducted victims

Zamfara kidnap kingpin, Bello Turji has released 52 people said to be in captivity for too long, Top Naija reports.

Turji, the arrowhead of killings and kidnappings around Shinkafi – Sabon Birni and Isah local government areas of Zamfara and Sokoto states, wrote Shinkafi Emirate Council last month, stressing his willingness to lay down his arms and embrace peace.

A resident who craved anonymity told Daily Trust that the released victims have been moved from the forest to an agreed spot where they will be ferried to Shinkafi town.

The source said;

“The freed captives are currently being moved from the forest to an agreed spot where they will be ferried to Shinkafi town.

“Buses have been lined up and have been directed to start moving towards Maberiya, an area just 5km east of Shinkafi town.”

At least 1409 students have been kidnapped from their schools in Nigeria since the first incident in the country’s latest school abduction epidemic which started in March 2020.