Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have killed Alhaji Tukur, a notorious terrorist commander and younger brother of terrorist kingpin Alhaji Shehu Bagiwaye, during separate operations in Zamfara State.
The development was disclosed by the Media Information Officer of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja.
Troops of Sector 2, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted terrorists planning attacks on communities in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Working alongside local security volunteers, the troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle, forcing them to retreat with casualties.
The military said troops later responded to an attack on farmers around Dogon Kade, where they neutralised Alhaji Tukur, described as a notorious terrorist commander and the younger brother of terrorist kingpin Alhaji Shehu Bagiwaye.
In another operation at Sabon Gari in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, troops neutralised one suspected terrorist after the attackers abandoned their mission on sighting the advancing soldiers.
Troops also recovered a motorcycle believed to have been used by the fleeing suspects.
In Katsina State, Troops on a fighting patrol engaged suspected terrorists along the Danmusa–Yantumaki axis in Danmusa Local Government Area, forcing them to flee while recovering two AK-47 rifles, two magazines loaded with 25 rounds of ammunition and a motorcycle.
The military further disclosed that the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA intercepted about 300 terrorists travelling on motorcycles between the Sunke–Kumbo axis and the Bayazaki riverine area in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The terrorists attempted to take cover after sighting the aircraft but were engaged with precision airstrikes, preventing what the military described as a planned attack on civilians.
“The Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA remains resolute in sustaining offensive operations against terrorist and criminal elements across the theatre and reassures residents of its unwavering commitment to denying terrorists freedom of action, protecting lives and livelihoods, and restoring lasting peace and security across the North-West,” the military said.
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