Many terrorists eliminated as military airstrikes hit hideout in Zamfara

Nigerian troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA person carried retired aerial operations against suspected terrorists successful Yankuzo community, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, reportedly sidesplitting respective fighters.

This was made known successful a station connected X by a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, on Tuesday.

Makama, citing section sources, said the cognition took spot connected the evening of Sept. 7, 2026, erstwhile 5 subject craft were said to person conducted a coordinated cognition implicit the community.

According to the report, sources said the craft engaged suspected terrorists successful the area, with respective of the fighters reportedly killed, though the nonstop fig of casualties could not instantly beryllium established.

Among those reportedly killed was a violent identified arsenic Isiya Gurgu, said to beryllium a adjacent subordinate of a notorious bandit person known arsenic Musa Commander, who is reportedly linked to the Ado Aleru network.

The study claimed that Musa Commander is associated with respective terrorist-controlled communities, including Tsamiya and different settlements successful the area.

According to the account, the information forces appeared to person exercised caution during the cognition to minimise civilian casualties, with the engagement reportedly focused connected individuals seen carrying weapo...