Nigerian Terrorist Warlords Offer Truce After Government Bombs Forest Hideouts

Nigerian Terrorist Warlords Offer Truce After Government Bombs Forest Hideouts
Bello Turji (L) in forest near Shinkafi, Zamfara State. Murtala Ahmed Rufa’i
|Updated:

The Nigerian Air Force has used recently acquired fighter-bombers to bomb the hideouts of terrorist bandit gangs in the country, prompting gang warlords to release abductees and extend peace offers to the government.

Two feared terrorist leaders in battle-scarred Zamfara state, Nigeria, are now offering to call it quits, provided that they can escape the long reach of the law.

Douglas Burton
Douglas Burton
Author
Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official who was stationed in Kirkuk, Iraq. He writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C.
Related Topics