Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have intensified offensive operations against terrorists and bandits across the North-West, neutralising two suspected terrorists, rescuing a kidnapped victim, arresting eight suspected collaborators, and recovering 110 rustled cows during coordinated operations conducted between June 27 and 28, 2026.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the operations were carried out across Kaduna and Zamfara states, as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks and restore security in the region.
A combined team of Sector 1 troops and members of the Vigilante Group, while conducting fighting patrols in Giwa and Kaduna North local government areas of Kaduna State on June 27, engaged terrorists transporting kidnapped victims on motorcycles.
“Following a fierce exchange of fire, the terrorists abandoned two motorcycles and fled into the surrounding bush.
“Troops rescued one kidnapped victim alive, while sadly recovering the body of another victim who had been killed by the terrorists,” Danja said.
