Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA, with support from the Nigerian Air Force, have launched fresh offensives on terrorist enclaves in Zango, Zamfara State.

According to a report by security analyst Zagazola Makama, the operations were carried out on September 4 and 5 in Zango hills and surrounding areas.

Sources said the air force conducted strikes on terrorist hideouts while ground troops, working alongside operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, stormed the high grounds and engaged the criminals.

“Troops further searched Zango village overnight. No direct contact was made, but intercepts from terrorist channels revealed up to 15 fatalities and several others with gunshot wounds,” one of the sources said.

The offensive was part of sustained operations aimed at dislodging terrorists from their strongholds in the North-West.

Zamfara: Troops, air force strike terrorist hideouts, 15 feared dead