A notorious bandits gang leader, Alhaji Dogo Jede, has reportedly tied the knot with a 16-year-old Christian Gbagy girl in Aglunma village, in Kwusasu District of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was gathered that the marriage between Jede and the 16-year-old girl took place on Tuesday, under heavy security in the village.
A member of the community told Daily Sun that Jede had promised the people of the area not to flet and flee as their security will be guaranteed.
Jede was also reported to have slaughtered a cow, sharing the meat to the people to celebrate his wedding, on Tuesday.
Alhaji Dogo Jede, a very popular figure among the people, has remained in firm control of some communities like Kwusasu, Chukuba, Nasa, Wurukuchi and parts of Iburo within Shiroro local government.
The anonymous source in the area says Jede attends Kwusasu market and prays every Friday at the central mosque under heavy security provided by his team.
“As I speak with you, Dogo Jede, his family members and his gang are on the payroll of the communities that I mentioned earlier. They enjoy free food and there is an amount the people contribute for him, in order to allow them to farm. The people have no choice because nobody can help them and they have nowhere to run to.
“They must live in the communities to do their farm business, which is their only means of survival. Initially, when they relocated from the communities, life became completely unbearable for them, so they had to come back and embrace peace with the bandits’ leader and agreed with his terms,” the source added.
