Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma’ have killed some bandits leaders and several of their foot soldiers in a fierce battle that occured on Thursday at Talatan Mafara local government area of Zamfara state.
The bandits leaders neutralized include, Auta Jijji, Dankali, Sagidi, Kachallah Rijaji, and Kachallah Suza.
The acting Public Relation Officer of 1 Brigade, Gusau, Capt Suleiman Omale who briefed newsmen on the successes recorded by the army in the fight against banditry in the state said several arms and ammunitions were recovered from the assailants.
Providing more insight into the operation, he said in the early hours of, May, 1, 2025, troops of Combat Team 6 (CT 6) on a fighting patrol encountered a large number of armed terrorists who had infiltrated Mai Kwanugga village in Talata Mafara LGA.
The terrorists had been attacking locals and setting houses ablaze before the arrival of troops.
“Upon contact, the troops decisively engaged the criminals in a fierce gun duel, successfully neutralizing several terrorists, including five notorious bandit leaders identified as Auta Jijji, Dankali, Sagidi, Kachallah Rijaji, and Kachallah Suza.
“Reinforcements from 1 Brigade Quick Response Force (QRF) and 1 Brigade Special Forces (1 BSF) pursued the fleeing terrorists, resulting in the recovery of a cache of weapons, including, four AK-47 rifles, one PKT Machine Gu, two RPG tubes, six RPG bombs, 28 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and 43 rounds of PKT ammunition,” he said
During post-operation exploitation on May, 2, 2025, locals handed over additional arms and confirmed further details about the neutralized terrorist leaders.
“Unfortunately, two civilians were caught in crossfire by stray bullets. The situation is being closely monitored, and efforts to clear the area of residual threats continue,” he said
In a separate development on May,1, 2025, troops of Combat Team 2 (CT 2), in coordination with other security agencies, effectively responded to a protest by residents of Dayau village in Kaura Namoda LGA.
The villagers took to the streets to protest incessant attacks on their communities.
Our reporter gathered that, the protesters had blocked some major roads in the area, setting bornfires before they were dispersed by security operatives.
