Troops kill bandits’ leader in Zamfara

Troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North-West, have killed several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin identified as Alhaji Ma’oli in Zamfara State.

The Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abdullahi Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Gusau.

He said the operation took place in Maisheka village in Tsafe local government area of the state on December 26.

The coordinator said: “The area is one of the local communities that had suffered under Ma’oli’s reign of terror.

“Ma’oli is renowned for always imposing illegal levies on residents of Unguwan Rogo, Mai Sheka, Magazawa, and other surrounding areas of Bilbis in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara State.

“The neutralising of Ma’oli has brought relief and excitement to locals in Bilbis general area.

“The operation was initiated in response to an intelligence report of terrorists on motorcycles operating in the Bilbis axis of Bilbis District, Tsafe LGA.

“Swift response by troops of Operation Fansan Yamma not only thwarted the terrorists’ plan to attack the locals but also reinforced the commitment to securing the area from further acts of violence.

“The operation Fansan Yamma remains resolute in its mandate to pursue and neutralise all remaining terrorists and their collaborators across the Joint Task Force Theatre of Operation.”

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