Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) operating in Katsina State have rescued 35 kidnapped victims and neutralized 2 terrorists.
Security Analyst and Counter Insurgency Expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed this on Tuesday via his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, said the feat was achieved on 27 January, during clearance operations to some identified terrorist camps at Dumburum forest following a search and rescue operation.
TheFact Daily learns that during the operation, troops had an encounter with the armed terrorists, neutralizing 2 of the terrorists while others escaped with severe gunshot wounds.
The rescued victims include 19 males, 12 females as well as 4 children, who were immediately handed over to the Katsina State Government by the Commander 17 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Operation HADARIN DAJI, Brigadier General OA Fadairo, who pledged to continue the attack on the terrorist enclaves.
