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Nigerian troops have intensified ongoing operations across various theatres, neutralising terrorists, foiling kidnap attempts, and recovering arms, livestock, and other items in coordinated offensives within the past 24 hours.
Operational updates made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicate that troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), recorded significant successes in Borno State. The report stated that troops of the 202 Battalion, on Tuesday, neutralised two suspected terrorists during an ambush operation along the Aulari–Kawuri axis in Bama Local Government Area. The terrorists were reportedly sighted via surveillance cameras advancing towards Yale Forest before troops engaged and eliminated them.
In the North-West, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA also recorded operational gains in Zamfara and Katsina states.
According to the report, troops of the 1 Brigade Quick Response Force neutralised one terrorist during a fighting patrol in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, recovering seven mobile phones.
Similarly, troops of the 17 Brigade responded to terrorist activities in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, recovering two pump-action guns and cartridges.
In a related operation, troops, in collaboration with police and local hunters, repelled terrorists in Malumfashi, forcing them to flee and recovering 19 rustled livestock, which were subsequently handed over to local authorities.
In Kwara State, troops under Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD foiled a kidnap attempt in Patigi Local Government Area, rescuing a victim and arresting two suspected kidnappers, while recovering two single-barrel guns. (NAN)
