The Nigerian Army has said troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, recovered 56 rustled livestock, rescued nine kidnapped victims and arrested a suspected terrorist during separate operations in Katsina State.
The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North West), Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.
Danja said the operations were carried out across different parts of the state as part of ongoing efforts to sustain pressure on terrorists and other criminal elements operating in the North-West.
He said, “Troops of Sector 2 on fighting patrol rescued nine kidnapped victims, comprising three women, four men, and two children, in Faskari Local Government Area.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were abducted by terrorists on 9 July 2026 along the Tsafe–Kuchere Road in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.”
