Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have launched an intensive search-and-rescue operation following the abduction of the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Abdullahi, by armed bandits. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday when the attackers stormed the chairman’s residence,...
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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have successfully rescued the four remaining students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, who were abducted by bandits earlier this month. The latest operation comes just days after the DSS rescued a professor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, in...
Troops of Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another major operational success in Zamfara State, rescuing 13 kidnap victims during separate intelligence-led operations in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA,...
Residents of Gummi in Zamfara State turned out in large numbers on Thursday to welcome troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, following a successful operation that dealt a major blow to armed bandits operating around the area. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army...
Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Nsikan Umoh, has stressed that integrity and compliance remain critical to Nigeria’s economic growth and national development. Speaking during a working visit to the Nigeria Customs Service Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command, she said, “National development requires all hands on deck. When stakeholders comply with trade...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Tuesday, paid a working visit to Zamfara State where he joined officers, families, and members of the public at the Islamic funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) held in honour of three police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty....
Zamfara State Police Command has thwarted a suspected terrorist attack after operatives discovered and safely neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along a major route in Tsafe Local Government Area. The operation was carried out on Friday following intelligence reports received through community-based security engagements, according to a...
Troops of sector 2 operation FANSAN YAMMA have neutralized terrorists, rescued 3 kidnapped victims and recovered a cache of arms and logistics In ongoing efforts to rid Zamfara State of banditry and terrorist activities. Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN...
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have intensified counter-terrorism operations across Zamfara State, neutralising a suspected terrorist, arresting several suspects, and recovering motorcycles, communication equipment, and military-style items during a series of coordinated operations conducted between June 5 and 6. According to the Media Information Office of the Joint Task...
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (JTF) North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have continued to record significant operational successes against terrorists and criminal elements operating within Zamfara State as part of ongoing efforts to restore peace and security across the region. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force...
Amid renewed efforts to tackle insecurity in the North-West, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Olufemi Oluyede, landed in Zamfara State today on an operational visit to review troop deployments and get first-hand briefings from field commanders. Below are pictures from the visit:
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has said the end to insecurity in Nigeria is in sight, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is working hard to ensure that peace is sustained in all parts of the country. He prayed for more unity, progress and peaceful coexistence under the Tinubu administration,...
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing internal party crises and the need to prioritise development and stability in Zamfara State. The announcement was made in a statement released by the Zamfara State Government, which...
Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, on Friday, described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a father of all and prayed that his tenure would restore hope to the hopeless in society. Prof. Zakariyah...
Troops of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army, operating under Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have successfully eliminated scores of bandits loyal to the notorious fugitive terrorist leader, Gwaska Dan Karemi. The fierce gun battle, which occurred in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, was prompted by intelligence reports...
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 8 Division, operating under Sector 2 of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have launched a successful assault on the camp of notorious bandit leader Gwaska Dan Karmi, also known as Dankami, in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, neutralising 20 terrorists and dismantling the criminal...
Controversy has deepened in Zamfara State following the reported disappearance of an All Progressives Congress (APC) social media influencer, Bashir Isah Gusau, with the opposition party accusing the state government of complicity—an allegation the government has strongly denied. Gusau was reportedly taken away on Wednesday night from a football...
Zamfara State Police Command has carried out a successful operation which led to the arrest of a suspect in connection with unlawful possession of suspected explosive materials. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Gusau. DSP Abubakar said the operation was...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned a fake “APC membership slip” in circulation on social media falsely suggesting that a despicable and notorious terrorist, Mohammed Bello Turji, was registered as a member of our Party in the ongoing APC Electronic Registration and Validation Exercise. The APC National Publicity Secretary,...
Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMM operating under Sector 2 have successfully neutralized 2 terrorists in Kebbi State and rescued 62 hostages in Munhaye Forest of Zamfara State. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 8 Division Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Operation, FANSAN YAMMA, Lt. Col. Olaniyi...