Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 31 kidnapped victims and neutralised five terrorists during coordinated operations conducted across Zamfara and Katsina states.
The military said the operations, carried out by troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, also led to the destruction of several terrorist camps and the recovery of weapons, motorcycles and ammunition.
According to a statement issued on Friday by the acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, the rescued victims were freed during an operation around the Bagega–Kawaye axis in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Osoba explained that the rescue followed a precision air interdiction by the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, backed by a follow-up ground assault on terrorist enclaves located west of Bagega Forest.
He said the victims, who had spent several weeks in captivity, were natives of Maga, Gummi, Zuru, Wasugu, Bukuyyum and Anka local government areas across Zamfara and Sokoto states.
