Troops of the 1 brigade of the Nigerian army have arrested
Bako Wurgi, alias Baka NaGarba, a suspected notorious bandit leader and arms
dealer.
He is suspected to be behind the murder of Isa Bawa, the
emir of Gobir in Sokoto state.
In July, the traditional ruler was abducted by suspected
bandits at the Kwanar Maharba area in Sokoto while returning from an event and
was killed three weeks later.
In a viral video, the traditional ruler was shown tied up by
the bandits, pleading with the state government to pay the ransom to the
bandits for his release.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency
publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the suspected mastermind of the
abduction was arrested on December 14 around 10 p.m. following intelligence
reports that he was receiving treatment at a hospital in Shinkafi town, Zamfara
state.
The report said Wurgi was being treated for injuries he
sustained during a clash with a rival group and the army discovered he was on
his way to a hospital with multiple cuts and gunshot wounds.
The publication said two of Wurgi’s accomplices fled the
scene but troops arrested the person who assisted in transporting him in a
tricycle.
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