Nigerian Soldiers
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have successfully conducted a fighting patrol in response to a distress call from the residents and vigilantes of Yar Galadima village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
A statement issued by the Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, the development occurred early hours of 1st of December 2024, when the troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hanutara were alerted at about 5 am that terrorists were attacking the village.
“The troops responded promptly to provide assistance and restore peace to the affected area. During the patrol, the troops encountered terrorists who laid ambush at 2 different locations on the approach to the village.
“The ambush sites were cleared by the troops and some of the terrorists neutralised while others fled.
Additionally, the Air Component Operation Fansan Yamma promptly dispatched aircraft to provide close air support to the troops as they continued their advance to the village while the fleeing terrorists were equally engaged by the aircraft leading to scores of terrorists being neutralised.”
He added that Operation Fansan Yamma remained committed to eliminating any terrorist threats in the North Western part of the country and Niger StateThe Director of Immunisation and Disease Control, Kebbi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Junaidu Haliru Gwandu said the state targets 595,000 children in the first phase of the malaria vaccination rollout exercise.
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