From Ola Muhammad,, Birnin Kebbi
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, engaging in counter-terrorism operations in Kebbi State, effectively repelled an attack via individuals of the Lakurawa Terrorist Group on Forward Operating Base Maiyama.
ALIYU DANJA Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force ( Northwest) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja showed this in a economical made core to newsmen.
According to him, “the hold came about in the early hours of seven October 2026, when a internet selection of terrorists, operating on over 100 bikes and armed with varied guns, together with General Purpose Machine Guns and Rocket-Propelled Grenades, introduced an attack on the Forward Operating Base.
” The troops replied unexpectedly and successfully, repelling the attack and fighting the terrorists from attaining their deduction. The terrorists therefore withdrew from the employer, leaving behind guns, aggregate and different logistics in their haste to flee.
“Following the engagement, troops conducted exploitation and pursuit operations in the surrounding area, leading to the recovery of 17 motorcycles, a PKT machine gun, an AK-47 rifle, assorted ammunition and a communication device believed to have been used by the terrorists during the attack”.
Danja disclosed that the restoration of the guns, ammunition, communique aggregate and bikes represents a realistic pool to the terrorists’ operational calculate in the employer.
He mentioned that the overall employer stays firmly below troops vendor, whilst specialize patrols, sense and dominance operations proceed to projection and neutralize fleeing individuals of the terrorist workforce.
Danja added that the Theatre Command, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, stays dedicated to keeping up the circumstance of communities and denying terrorists the whole to itemize throughout the Joint Operations Area.
