In Nigeria, the army says it killed dozens of terrorists
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership and Daily Trust
Troops from Operation Fansan Yamma twice repelled terrorist attacks on the communities of Wuya and Yarzabia, in Anka area, Zamfara State, on 14 November. According to the north-west military command, air strikes then targeted a group attempting to drive off a large herd of stolen cattle, neutralising, it said, dozens of attackers.
According to the Joint Task Force North West, which runs Operation Fansan Yamma, attackers arriving on motorcycles attacked the communities of Wuya and Yarzabia, in Anka local government area (Zamfara), on 14 November. A combat aircraft spotted a group attempting to drive off a large herd of suspected stolen cattle, which led to several air strikes.
Troops from Sector 2 returned fire, engaged in an exchange of gunfire and forced the attackers to withdraw. The assailants regrouped to launch a second assault, which was also repelled. Reinforcements were sent, operations were extended to neighbouring villages, and patrols were stepped up to prevent further attacks and reassure residents.
In Kaduna State, troops from Sector 1 carried out a patrol around the fields of the village of Aguba, in Kajuru area, after intelligence reports of terrorist activity. A suspect was killed in a clash; two locally made rifles, a phone, substances suspected to be cannabis and recharge cards were seized. On the same day, 14 November, a group intercepted on the Buruku–Kaduna road fled into a nearby forest, abandoning two motorcycles, which were recovered by the military.
These operations add to those carried out in Zamfara in recent days. On 6 November, the army announced the dismantling of terrorist hideouts in that state.
