Zamfara: Troops kill terrorist, arrest eight suspects, recover motorcycles, military gear

Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, person neutralised a suspected terrorist, arrested 8 suspected bandits and recovered motorcycles, connection instrumentality and different items during abstracted operations crossed Zamfara State.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued by the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, on June 8, 2026.

According to the statement, troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, connected June 5 conducted a warring patrol to Birnin Tsaba and Tsanu villages successful Birnin Magaji Local Government Area wherever they encountered terrorists astatine Birnin Tsaba village.

The subject said a firefight ensued, resulting successful the decease of 1 suspected terrorist, portion 7 motorcycles were recovered from the scene.

The connection added that troops besides responded to a violent onslaught astatine Anguwar Sarkin Musulmi colony successful Kaura Namoda Local Government Area connected June 6.

According to preliminary findings, the attackers allegedly carted distant residents’ belongings earlier troops arrived astatine the community.

“The incidental further highlights the increasing desperation of violent elements whose sources of sustenance and logistics person continued to travel nether unit from sustained subject operations,” the state...