By Showing praises on a well-known bandit and kidnap kingpin, Bello Turji, in a song, has proved costly for Mohammed Danshawa.
Danshawa, a Sokoto-based musician, had hailed the bandit leader, describing him as “a lion, untouchable and a great leader” in the now-viral 14-minute song which was rendered in Hausa.
According to reports, Turji is said to be the leader of the bandit groups terrorising communities in Sokoto, Zamfara, and parts of Niger Republic.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic group, recently named Turji as responsible for the killings in Sokoto, asking security operatives to arrest him “dead or alive”.
Meanwhile, the governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has ordered the immediate arrest of the musician.
“We ordered for his arrest to serve as a deterrent to others.
“This further informs why I advised that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to consider the best strategy to handle the insecurity situation because in those places where there are security challenges, the inhabitants are willing to be trained on weapons handling,” he said.
