Troops Kill 10 Bandits, Rescue 31 Hostages In Zamfara, Katsina Operations

Troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA have killed five terrorists, rescued thirty-one kidnapped victims, and dismantled several terrorist camps in a series of coordinated operations across Zamfara and Katsina States.

The successes were confirmed in a press statement signed by the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, and made available to reporters in Gusau, Zamfara State Capital, on Sunday evening.

Lt. Col. Osoba said the hostages were rescued from captivity following a precision air interdiction conducted by the air component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA and a follow-up on ground operation on terrorist enclaves around the western axis of Bagega Forest.

The statement adds that the rescued persons, who had spent several weeks in captivity, were identified as indigenes of Maga, Gummi, Zuru, Wasugu, Bukuyyum, and Anka LGAs in Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kebbi States.

The rescued victims, according to the authorities, were provided with medical support and will be reunited with their respective families in no distant time.

In a related but separate operation in Zamfara, troops made contact with terrorists in Maradun and Gidan Dan Jaja axis, where troops neutralised 2 terrorists and destroyed identified terrorist camps, recovered several fabricated rifles and four bandits’ operational motorcycles.

In Katsina State, troops again intercepted terrorists in transit at Ruwan Godiya axis and Sayaya Road in Matazu Local Government, while on transit for an imminent attack.

Following a fierce gun fight, troops neutralised three terrorists, recovered motorcycles and some quantities of live ammunition.