Five police officers attached to Zone 10 Command have been killed after suspected terrorists ambushed a commercial bus conveying them to Zamfara State for a special assignment along the Sokoto-Gusau Road. The Police Public Relations Officer of Zone 10, DSP Abdullahi Faruk, confirmed the incident on Monday, saying the...
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Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to take urgent action to end the worsening attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara State’s Dansadau District, warning that many communities have remained under siege for days. The human rights organisation said dozens of villages in the district have been cut...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA have recovered and neutralized explosive devices planted by terrorists to cause major havoc to commuters along Magami – Hannutara- Dansadau road in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State The Amry disclosed this in a post via its verified X handle on...
As part of ongoing efforts to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen security across the country, the Nigerian Army has officially operationalised three new Infantry Battalions in Zamfara State. The newly activated units are 12 Infantry Battalion Bakura, 23 Infantry Battalion Kaura Namoda, and 28 Infantry Battalion Anka are deployed...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 10 victims in separate operations across Zamfara State, including an intervention that disrupted a suspected terrorist abduction attempt along the Tsafe-Funtua road. The operation was carried out by troops of Sector 2 on Sunday, September 27, following reports of an abduction in...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 41 travellers, including women and children, after armed men attempted to abduct them following a vehicle breakdown along a highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Nigerian Army confirmed the rescue in a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed condolences to the people of Zurmi Emirate in Zamfara State and Gumel Emirate in Jigawa State over the deaths of two prominent traditional rulers. In a message posted on his official X account on Saturday, Obi described the deaths...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have disrupted an alleged logistics operation by notorious terrorist kingpin Shehu Bagewaye after intercepting three disassembled canoes reportedly procured to aid the movement of his fighters through riverine communities in Zamfara State. The Media Information Officer of Joint Task...
Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, has intensified its offensive against terrorists, rescuing 10 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, August 20,...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have neutralised several terrorists and intercepted a suspected explosives courier carrying 180 units of explosives allegedly meant for terrorist elements in Katsina State. The Army in a post via its X handle on Saturday, said theoperations, carried out on August 14, also led to...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the loss of ten gallant Police personnel during an encounter with a heavily armed group of suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, confirmed this in a statement issued to...
Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Kasuwan Daji, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have decisively foiled an attempted infiltration by terrorists. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA,...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have continued to sustain pressure on terrorists across the North West, recording significant operational successes on 19 and 20 July 2026 through the rescue of kidnapped victims, the disruption of a planned abduction, and the arrest of suspected terrorist logistics suppliers in separate operations...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued an abducted district head, repelled multiple terrorist attacks and recovered arms, ammunition and other combat equipment during coordinated operations across Katsina and Zamfara states. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu...
Troops of Sector 2 under Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested a man suspected of supplying logistics to terrorist groups and recovered a large quantity of military-related items during a stop-and-search operation in Zamfara State. Security sources disclosed that the suspect was apprehended on June 24 along the Sokoto–Gusau Road...
Troops OF Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA in a sustained effort to rid the North West region of terrorism and banditry have recorded another significant operational successes. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, confirmed this in a statement issued on...
Fresh security concerns have emerged in Nigeria’s North-West following allegations that notorious bandit leader Bello Turji has acquired sophisticated weapons and intensified the training of new fighters. Speaking to the BBC Hausa Service, the leader of Rundunar Adalchi in Sokoto State, Bashir Altine Guyawa Isa, claimed that intelligence available...
Troops of Sector 1 and Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded another series of operational successes in separate intelligence-driven operations conducted across Kaduna and Zamfara States, further demonstrating their unwavering commitment to protecting the lives and property of citizens and denying terrorists and...
Troops of Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have recorded significant operational gains across Zamfara and Kaduna States, intercepting a suspected arms courier, recovering a large cache of ammunition, and foiling a cattle rustling attempt. Media Information Officer, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, announced this...
Troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued 31 kidnapped victims, neutralized 5 terrorists and dismantled several terrorists camps in a series of coordinated operations across Zamfara and Katsina states. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi...