TROOPS RESCUE KIDNAP VICTIMS, ARREST SIX SUSPECTED TERRORIST LOGISTICS SUPPLIERS
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Troops of Operations Fansan Yamma and Hadin Kai have rescued three kidnap victims, foiled an attempted abduction, arrested six suspected terrorist logistics suppliers and neutralised a suspected terrorist in separate operations across Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi and Yobe states.
The military also recovered 10 new motorcycles allegedly meant for terrorist groups, as well as weapons, ammunition and other logistics items, according to separate statements issued on Tuesday by the Media Information Officer of Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, and the Acting Military Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Mohammed Goni.
In Zamfara State, troops of Operation Fansan Yamma thwarted an attempted abduction on July 20 after responding to a distress call from residents of Shiyan Abiyola in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area.
The swift intervention forced the armed assailants to flee without abducting any victim, while troops subsequently dominated the area to prevent further attacks.
In another operation, troops rescued three kidnapped victims in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State after they escaped from a terrorist hideout during a heavy downpour while their captors were asleep.
The victims had been abducted on July 14 while working on their farms in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State and were later handed over to the appropriate authorities for reunification with their families.
Meanwhile, troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, arrested six suspected logistics suppliers linked to a terrorist network in Kebbi State and recovered 10 new Honda motorcycles allegedly being transported to insurgents.
The operation followed the interception of a commercial bus along the Biu-Kangiwa axis in Arewa Local Government Area on July 20.
Two suspects, identified as Salisu Mohammad, 35, and Bashir Musa, 36, were arrested while conveying the motorcycles concealed in cartons.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the motorcycles were allegedly destined for a notorious terrorist leader identified as Mallam Gehowa, who operates around the Amogoro axis.
Acting on intelligence obtained from the initial arrests, troops conducted a follow-up operation that led to the arrest of four additional suspects allegedly sent to receive the consignment.
The six suspects, the recovered motorcycles and the commercial bus were subsequently handed over to the Department of State Services (DSS), Kebbi State Command, for further investigation.
In Yobe State, troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, neutralised a suspected Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist during an operation aimed at preventing insurgents from collecting illegal levies from communities.
The troops, acting on credible intelligence, engaged suspected terrorists travelling in two Volkswagen Golf vehicles and motorcycles along the Paya Kafiya axis on July 19.
During the exchange of gunfire, one of the vehicles was immobilised and its driver killed, while four other suspected terrorists reportedly escaped into the bush with gunshot wounds.
A follow-up operation conducted the next day along the Paya Kafiya–Garin Gada axis led to the recovery of the abandoned vehicle, 25 rounds of belted PKT ammunition, one loaded AK-47 magazine, 15 empty PKT ammunition cases, assorted drugs and mechanical tools believed to support terrorist operations.
The military authorities commended the troops for their professionalism and swift response, noting that the operations underscored the effectiveness of intelligence-driven offensives in disrupting terrorist networks, logistics and sources of support across the North-West and North-East.
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