The victim's father told mourners she had "died for Russia" and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there can be no mercy for her killers.īut Ukraine's authorities says she doesn't work for them, and defence ministry adviser Yuriy Sak says the attack was probably a Russian "false flag" operation made to blame Kyiv. Hundreds of people have attended a memorial service for Ms Dugina, who became a pro-war commentator on Russian TV. The accusation comes from Russia's FSB, who have identified the killer as a Ukrainian woman who rented a flat in Ms Dugina's building last month. Ukrainian officials are adamant their security services had nothing to do with the car-bomb attack that killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of ultranationalist thinker Alexander Dugin, in Moscow on Saturday. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Mourners were told Darya Dugina had died "on the front lines" for Russia Image caption: Mourners were told Darya Dugina had died "on the front lines" for Russia How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom.The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria.His family was said to be against his newly chosen lifestyle, which made them to migrate to Kura town in Kano then to neighbouring Jigawa state. Mr Turji had only completed primary education but went a bit further in terms of Islamic education. His father Usman was a well-known person in Shinkafi who related well with everyone," Mr Murtala added.
"Bello Turji would be in the region of 27 to 30 years old. What else do we know about the man? For more insight, the BBC spoke to an academic who has written a book called I Am a Bandit.ĭr Murtala Ahmad Rufai of Usman Danfodio University says Mr Turji was born to Fulani parents in Shinkafi local government area, and grew up as a pastoralist as well as working in a cattle market like his father. This marks a big turnaround for the man who had been on regional police's most-wanted list.
"We have succeeded in reaching a peace deal with Turji, and in the past six weeks not a single person was killed in the areas he operates," senior Zamfara state official Hassan Nasiha told reporters on Sunday. Over the last couple of years, Mr Turji gained notoriety as the banditry and insecurity troubling north-western Nigeria worsened.Īmongst other alleged crimes, he was accused of ordering the burning alive of 23 passengers including a pregnant woman last year in Sokoto state.īut over the weekend, the regional government of Zamfara state announced Mr TurjI had now embraced peace and was vowing to fight active bandits. Until a few days ago, if you mentioned the name "Bello Turji" to any northern Nigerian you would most likely get a vexed and fearful response. Image supplied Copyright: Image supplied Bello Turji was regarded as a kingpin Image caption: Bello Turji was regarded as a kingpin
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