The Nigerian military has intensified its counterterrorism operations in the North West, killing 58 terrorists, arresting 11 others, and rescuing 16 kidnapped victims in a series of offensives carried out between February 1 and 12, 2025.
The Defence Headquarters, in its weekly media briefing, reported on Thursday that troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA launched coordinated attacks across Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kebbi states, striking major terrorist hideouts and disrupting insurgent networks.
On February 4, troops conducting a fighting patrol in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State engaged terrorists in a fierce gun battle, neutralising five insurgents and successfully rescuing five kidnapped victims.