Troops neutralise terrorist, arrest others in Katsina, Sokoto operations

Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, OPFY, person neutralised a violent and arrested 2 others during abstracted operations conducted successful Katsina and Sokoto states.

This was contained successful a connection by Captain Tamuno Sinivie, acting Media Information Officer Joint Task Force, North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA and made disposable to the DAILY POST analogous successful Kaduna.

According to the statement, the troops besides recovered 2 AK-47 rifles, 1 motorcycle and ammunition during the operations.

"On 10 November 2026 troops of Sector 1 received credible quality connected the beingness of equipped terrorists astatine Bada'u Gora, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, who were reportedly readying to motorboat attacks connected members of the section community.

"Acting connected the intelligence, the troops swiftly established an ambush presumption on the suspected terrorists' route. On contact, the troops engaged the terrorists, neutralising one," the connection said.

Items recovered during the cognition see 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 magazine, six rounds of ammunition, 1 motorcycle and 3 mobile phones.

In a abstracted cognition connected 11 November 2026, troops of Sector 2 arrested 2 suspected terrorists during an intelligence-led cognition astatine Bauni Forest, Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

During the operation, the...