…boy claims that he and about 30 other teenagers have been undergoing military-style weapons training inside a thick forest along the Adamawa-Borno axis. To test the credibility of his account, he was reportedly handed a rifle and asked to dismantle and reassemble it. He did so with a level of confidence and precision t…

The claim raises concerns that the bandits were regrouping despite ongoing military offensives in the region

…alleging that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji and his loyalists are conducting weapons training and tactical drills in parts of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The development has sparked renewed fear among residents of border communities who have long suffered repeated bandit attacks, kidnappings, and c…