Zamfara Agog As Emir Turbans Notorious Bandit Leader Ado Aliero As Sarkin Fulani (pics)

There were pomp and pageantry in Tsafe town as Emir of Yandoton Daji Emirate in Zamfara State Aliyu Marafa turbaned a wanted bandit leader, Adamu Aliero-Yankuzo, aka Ado Alero, as Sarkin Fulani of the emirate.

The ceremony came barely two years after the police declared the terrorist leader wanted and placed N5 million bounty on him.

Mr Alero the bandit leader supervised killings, abduction, and the rustling of cattle in Tsafe and across Zamfara and Katsina states.

Following the attacks, the federal government ordered a hunt for the outlaw also known as Yankuzo.

In June 2020, Katsina Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba declared him wanted “dead or alive” with a N5million bounty.

This was sequel to sting operations after the Kadisau village attack, where over 20 people were killed by bandits.

The chief informed the public that during the raids, two bandits, Bello Usman and Usman Sule, were arrested.

The police said Usman confessed to having participated in the invasions and killings at Kadisau village of Faskari and others at Musawa, Matazu, Karaduwa, and Yantumaki.

“The suspect stated that the attack was masterminded by a notorious kingpin of bandits, Adamu Aliero Yankuzo, in protest of the arrest of his son, Suleiman Adamu Aliero, 24″, Buba disclosed.

Yandoton Daji is one of the two new emirates created by state government in May alongside Bazai.

Sources however said, the decision to make the terrorist leader a traditional title holder was aimed at finding a lasting peace in the area, following devastating attacks by the Alero gang.