Nigerian troops of 1 Brigade in Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin known as Alhaji Ma’oli, in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara State on 26 December 2024.
Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi said in a statement that the operation took place in Mai Sheka village, near Kunchin Kalgo town, which is one of the local communities that had suffered under Ma’oli’s reign of terror.
According tohim, Ma’oli is renowned for always imposing illegal levies on residents of Unguwan Rogo, Mai Sheka, Magazawa, and other surrounding areas of Bilbis in Tsafe Local government area of Zamfara State.
He stated that the neutralization of Ma’oli has brought relief and excitement to locals in the Bilbis general area.
The statement said the operation was initiated in response to an intelligence report of terrorists on motorcycles operating in the Bilbis axis of Bilbis District, Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara State.
The swift response by troops of Operation Fansan Yamma not only thwarted the terrorists’ plan to attack the locals but also reinforced the commitment to securing the area from further acts of violence, it said.
The statement added that Operation Fansan Yamma remains resolute in its mandate to pursue and neutralize all remaining terrorists and their collaborators across the Joint Task Force Theatre of Operation.
Zamfara State, located in the northwest region of Nigeria, has been plagued by insecurity for over a decade.
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