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Latest stories and reporting tagged Operation FANSAN YAMMA.
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Nine kidnap victims, including women and children, have been rescued in Katsina State after escaping a terrorist enclave where they were held for months. The operation by the Joint Task Force North West also resulted in the recovery of dozens of rustled livestock and the arrest of a suspected terrorist.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have dismantled an alleged illegal arms manufacturing syndicate in Kebbi State, arresting two suspects and recovering five locally fabricated AK-47 rifles. The military said related intelligence-led operations in the South-East and Cross River also exposed wider arms supply networks involving security personnel and other suspects.
Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma rescued 22 kidnap victims in two separate operations across Sabon Birni and Isa LGAs of Sokoto State, forcing terrorists to abandon their captives under sustained military pressure - though one civilian was killed in the initial attack.
