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The Nigerian military has intensified operations against terrorist and armed criminal groups in Katsina and Zamfara states as part of Operation CLEAN SWEEP IV under Operation FANSAN YAMMA.
The Theatre Command, Joint Task Force North West, said the operation is a coordinated offensive aimed at disrupting terrorist networks, degrading their capabilities and preventing the infiltration and expansion of terrorist activities across the North West.
In a statement on Thursday, the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North West, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, said Operation CLEAN SWEEP IV involves simultaneous ground and air operations against identified threats in the region.
He said the operation was designed to “intensify pressure on terrorist and armed criminal elements, disrupt their networks and prevent infiltration and expansion of terrorist activities across the North West.”
