Troops kill eight terrorists and recover weapons in Kaduna and Zamfara

Troops from Operation Fansan Yamma killed eight suspected terrorists in operations across Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states and rescued three kidnapped people. At Machika Dam in Katsina, troops killed two gunmen and freed 42-year-old Suleiman Umar; an operation at Ungwan Iya in Kaduna left six suspected terrorists dead. The troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, three locally made guns, three motorcycles, machetes and assorted charms. In Bagega, Zamfara, two other abductees, Shehu Chete and Bugu Bedi, were rescued and taken for medical care.