Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued kidnapped victims and arrested suspected terrorist logistics suppliers with ten motorcycles during sustained operations across the Northwest region of Nigeria.
The operations, conducted between 19 and 20 July 2026 in Zamfara, Katsina, and Kebbi States also foiled a planned abduction and recorded significant operational successes against terrorist elements.
According to a statement issued by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force Northwest, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, Troops responded swiftly to a distress call from residents of Shiyan Abiyola in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, where terrorists had attempted to abduct civilians.
The statement further disclosed that on 19 July 2026, Troops operating in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State rescued three victims who had been abducted on 14 July 2026 while working on their farms in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Lieutenant Colonel Danja also revealed that Troops intercepted a vehicle conveying ten motorcycles suspected to be intended for terrorist elements during a routine stop-and-search operation in Kebbi State.
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