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The Defence Headquarters Joint Task Force North West has launched a caller large violative named ‘Operation Clean Sweep III’ crossed Matazu Local Government Area and neighbouring communities successful Katsina State.
In a connection by Lt-Col. Aliyu Danja, Media Information Officer of the JTF North West nether Operation Fansan Yamma, the cognition is successful nonstop effect to the abduction and decease of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar.
According to the statement, the operation, which kicked disconnected connected Saturday, June 14, 2026, aims to hunt down and destruct the bandits liable for the retired general’s kidnap and consequent decease successful captivity, portion dismantling their operational networks successful the region.
The connection further stated that troops person already carried retired intensive warring patrols, intelligence-driven raids, cordon-and-search operations, and clearance exercises successful identified transgression hideouts.
“We person launched ‘Operation Clean Sweep III’ crossed Katsina state.
“Significant gains person been recorded astir Dikkawa Hills, Adua, Nasarawa, and Karaduwa areas, wherever respective violent camps, logistics hubs, and enactment facilities were destroyed,” the connection said.
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