By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
SOKOTO — Troops of the Nigerian Army’s COAS Special Intervention Battalion 7, Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dislodged terrorists from an enclave in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, recovering a PKT machine gun, AK-47 rifles, ammunition and motorcycles.
The operation was part of the ongoing military offensive aimed at dismantling terrorist hideouts, restricting the movement of armed groups and restoring security across communities in the North-West.
Military sources said the troops advanced into identified terrorist threat areas, including Manu, Alkasim and Kandam villages, as well as the Magarya forest axis, following intelligence on the activities of armed terrorists in the area.
The troops reportedly made contact with the terrorists inside the Magarya forest enclave and engaged them, forcing the group to abandon its position and flee deeper into the forest.
