The troops of 1 Brigade in Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin known as Alhaji Ma’oli.
The military recorded this success in the fight against terrorism on 26 December 2024.
A statement by the Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, said the operation took place at Mai Sheka village, near Kunchin Kalgo town, which is one of the local communities that had suffered under Ma’oli’s reign of terror.
It added that Ma’oli is renowned for always imposing illegal levies on residents of Unguwan Rogo, Mai Sheka, Magazawa, and other surrounding areas of Bilbis in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria.
The neutralisation of Ma’oli has brought relief and excitement to locals in the Bilbis general area.
The operation was initiated in response to an intelligence report of terrorists on motorcycles operating in the Bilbis axis of Bilbis District in the Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State.
Swift response by troops of Operation Fansan Yamma not only thwarted the terrorists’ plan to attack the locals but also reinforced the commitment to securing the area from further acts of violence.
Operation Fansan Yamma remains resolute in its mandate to pursue and neutralise all remaining terrorists and their collaborators across the Joint Task Force Theatre of Operation.
The Joint Task Force will also continue to work diligently alongside local communities towards achieving lasting peace and security in Zamfara State and beyond.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
