Zamfara: Troops intercept 180 explosives, neutralize terrorists

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, person intercepted 180 explosive materials allegedly being transported to suspected terrorists.

They besides neutralized 2 terrorists during abstracted operations successful Zamfara State.

The improvement was contained successful a connection issued connected Saturday, August 15, 2026, by Aliyu Danja, Lieutenant Colonel and Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA.

According to the statement, troops of Sector 2 intercepted a suspected arms and explosives courier during a regular drawback cheque connected vehicles successful Zamfara connected Friday, August 14.

A suspect, identified arsenic 57-year-old Sani Umar, was allegedly transporting 180 units of 20mm Super Power explosives from Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State to suspected violent elements operating successful Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The Army said the suspect, his conveyance and the recovered explosives were successful custody for further investigation.

In a abstracted cognition the aforesaid day, troops conducting an violative clearance cognition successful Birnin Magaji Local Government Area engaged terrorists astir Garin Kaso.

The troops neutralized 2 terrorists during the archetypal brushwood and recovered 2 rifles, 2 magazines, 9 rounds of ammunition and 2 motorcycles.

The connection said different radical of terro...