Deadly bandit kingpin, Ado Alero, other armed Fulani bandits leaders in peace talks with Katsina community

On Sunday, 14th September, 2025, one of the most deadly bandit kingpin and other Fulani bandits leader shockingly appeared for peace and reconciliation meeting with Faskari community in Katsina State.

Alero has since been declared wanted by the Nigerian military authorities over wanton destruction of communities in Katsina, Zamfara and Kebbi State, his States of operation.

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He suddenly showed up on Sunday in a quiet village with arms down and hands out for peace to the surprise of many who were imagining how they lost their beloved ones, pay taxes to him to allow them access their farmlands.

Aliero, a Fulani man hails from Kamfanin Daudawa in Faskari Local Government Area, Katsina State. He relocated to the forest years ago, assembled notorious criminal gangs who attacked, maimed and wrecked communities mercilessly with the aid and conspiracies of politicians, until things went awry beyond reach.

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Army records indicated that he was declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters as one of 19 deadly terrorists.

While in his dark days, Aleru was linked to brutal killings, kidnappings, and daring raids across forests in Katsina and nearby states, but survived traps set for him by all security organs for many years.

He claimed to have moved into the spotlight in Gada community, pushing for talks and dialogue like a changed man.

Experts in Security said, Garwa as he is known in Katsina’s part of a bigger web of armed gangs that sneak across borders, stirring chaos in Nigeria’s North-West and North Central regions where government reach is thin.

Some villagers cheered the reconciliation move, saying if his ‘changed’ move is genuine, they could have good sleep and access their farm without being dread of him.

Others aren’t buying it, haunted by memories of his group’s bloody rampage and wondering if this is just a trick. As leaders and security teams hash out what comes next, one thing’s clear: in a land scarred by violence, even a whisper of peace feels like a big deal.

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