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Reports gathered by The Eastern Updates indicate that men of the Nigerian Army had been engaged in a serious gun battle with bandits led by the notorious Bello Turji.
The ongoing clash between Nigerian troops and Turji’s men is reportedly taking place in the Sabon Birni area of Sokoto State.
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Disclosing this to Newsmenon Thursday, a senior consultant and public affairs analyst, Abdulsalam Suleiman Izuagbe, stated that commuters can no longer travel from Shinkafi to Sabon Birni.
According to Izuagbe: “There is a war going on in Sabon Birni; Bello Turji is facing the Nigerian Army as I talk to you.
“They are exchanging fire in the Sabon Birni area. From Shinkafi to Sabon Birni is no longer safe for anybody to travel, as I’m presently speaking. To think it’s a normal business as usual is missing the point.”
At the time of filing this report, the Sokoto State Police Command spokesperson, ASP Sanusi Abubakar, had not responded to calls or texts sent to his phone.
In other news, two Nigerian soldiers have lost their lives in Abia State, southeastern Nigeria, following an ambush by gunmen, an incident that highlights the growing threat posed by armed groups in the Southeast region.
According to military sources, the fatal attack occurred on Wednesday, 13 November, when gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint positioned along the Umuahia-Owerri Road in Ekeneobizi Community, located within Abia’s Umuahia South Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of the soldiers stationed there.
The fallen soldiers were members of a collaborative security initiative known as Operation UDO KA, established to address the violent agitation for Biafra independence that has posed significant challenges in Nigeria’s South-east region.
Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unukhalu, speaking on behalf of the task force, reported in a statement issued from Umuahia on Wednesday that the assault took place during the early hours of that day.
