Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have launched a major offensive targeting four notorious terrorist kingpins, Dogo Gide, Najaja, Nasanda and Buba Oris during coordinated air and ground operations in Zamfara State.
Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the operation in a post shared on his X handle.
According to military sources cited by Makama, the operation followed credible intelligence indicating that hundreds of armed terrorists had assembled along the Bayarzaki Riverline in Anka Local Government Area under the command of the four terrorist leaders.
The sources said the terrorists were allegedly preparing coordinated attacks across parts of Zamfara and neighbouring areas before troops moved in to disrupt their plans.
Acting on the intelligence, Operation FANSAN YAMMA launched precision air interdiction strikes on identified terrorist positions at Barayan Zaki and key crossing points along the Bayarzaki Riverline.
At the same time, troops of the 8 Division Strike Force laid ambushes and carried out ground exploitation operations to intercept the fleeing fighters.
The coordinated assault disrupted the terrorists’ movement, forcing them to abandon their positions and retreat towards Barayan Zaki while attempting to cross the Gummi–Anka Main Supply Route.
Troops subsequently pursued the fleeing terrorists, leading to a fierce gun battle at Kombo High Ground along the Anka–Gummi road in Bukkuyum Local Government Area.
Military sources said troops overwhelmed the terrorists with superior firepower, neutralising scores of fighters and forcing the survivors to flee into surrounding forests.
One soldier sustained injuries during the operation and was evacuated to a hospital in Anka for treatment.
No military equipment was reported lost.
During follow-up exploitation operations conducted the following day, troops recovered 13 rounds of PKT machine-gun ammunition and one additional machine-gun round while maintaining dominance of the area through sustained patrols.
Military authorities said the operation forms part of ongoing intelligence-led offensives aimed at dismantling terrorist networks, disrupting planned attacks and denying notorious bandit leaders freedom of movement across Zamfara and the wider North-West.
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