By Kingsley Omonobi
The Nigerian military says troops conducting coordinated air and ground operations under Operation Fansan Yamma have neutralised more than 160 terrorists and recovered about 300 motorcycles in the North-West in the past week.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Saturday while providing an update on military operations across the country.
Onoja said the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma carried out a successful armed reconnaissance mission on August 9, 2026, over Sangeko and Baba-Doka areas of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, following intelligence on a large concentration of terrorists, many of them riding motorcycles.
He said the aircraft engaged the terrorists with rockets and cannon fire, disrupting their movement and activities.
