Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 12 kidnapped civilians during separate operations in Kaura Namoda and Tsafe local government areas of Zamfara State.
The operations, according to the Joint Task Force, were conducted on September 7, 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorist activities and prevent abductions across the Joint Operations Area.
In the first operation, troops responded to a distress call after terrorists infiltrated a residence at Tsohon Tasha in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.
The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lt Col Aliyu Danja, in a statement he made available to newsmen on Tuesday evening, said troops engaged the terrorists, forcing them to abandon six kidnapped civilians and flee across a nearby river.
He said the rescued victims were evacuated and subsequently reunited with their families.
