Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have disrupted terrorist movements in Zamfara State and intercepted a logistics supplier.
A statement by the Media Information Officer of the Operation, Lt-Col Aliyu Danja on Saturday, said troops also recovered military accoutrements and neutralised an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, on a major road.
Danja stated that in a counter operation, troops of Sector 2 in conjunction with a Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, responded to a report of a suspected IED near Jabanda village, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, the team located and cleared the device, scanned the road, declared it safe and reopened to motorists.
The spokesman further revealed that while returning from the operation, the troops encountered terrorists at Birnin Tsaba village, Birnin Magaji Local Government Area, and engaged them, forcing a withdrawal into the bush.
“Exploitation of the general area led
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