The Nigerian Army in separate operations conducted in Zamfara and Katsina states killed no fewer than 11 terrorists. The terrorists were killed following a raid on terrorist kingpin enclaves in the states. In Zamfara, the hideout of a terrorist leader, Hassan Yantagwaye, in the Tsafe Local Government Area was raided which resulted in a gun battle with two of his men killed in the operation. This was contained in a post by the Nigerian Army on X on Monday, 01 April. It read, “Nigerian Army troops deployed for Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency operations in Katsina and Zamfara states in a series of coordinated operations have raided terrorists’ enclaves resulting in the elimination of a significant number of terrorists.
In an operation in Zamfara State, on March 29, 2024, troops successfully raided the den of a notorious terrorists’ kingpin, Hassan Yantagwaye, in the Tsafe Local Government Area. Yantagwaye and his group have been responsible for kidnappings and acts of terrorism in some parts of North-West Nigeria. During the operation, troops overpowered the terrorists in an ensuing gun battle, neutralizing three of them and recovering a large cache of arms and ammunition. Troops also destroyed the terrorists’ camps.” According to the post, the operation conducted in Katsina led to the death of eight terrorists. Weapons and military uniforms were recovered from the terrorists. “In Katsina State, the gallant troops on 30 March 2024 engaged in a fierce gun battle with terrorists in Shawu Kuka, Shinda, Tafki, Gidan Surajo, and Citakushi in Kabai I and Kabai II within Faskari Local Government Area. The troops neutralized eight terrorists and recovered three locally fabricated guns, military uniforms, and numerous stolen grains,” the post added.
