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| Nigeria: OPFY troops target Dogo Gide, Najaja, two other terrorist kingpins in major Zamfara offensive |
| 2026-07-27 |
Text: OPFY Troops Target Dogo Gide, Najaja, Two Other Terrorist Kingpins in Major Zamfara Offensive By Zagazola Makama Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have launched a major offensive targeting four notorious terrorist kingpins Dogo Gide, Najaja, Nasanda and Buba Oris disrupting a planned mass movement of armed fighters and neutralising scores of terrorists during coordinated air and ground operations in Zamfara State. Military sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was triggered by credible intelligence received on July 25, indicating that hundreds of armed terrorists had assembled along the Bayarzaki Riverline in Anka Local Government Area under the command of the four terrorist leaders. According to the sources, the terrorists were believed to be preparing for coordinated operations across parts of Zamfara and neighbouring areas when the intelligence was received. More at the link Related: Zamfara State: 2026-07-25 Nigerian theatre commander traces terrorists’ weapons to post-Libya arms proliferation Zamfara State: 2026-06-14 Nigeria : The worrying resurgence of the kidnapping spiral Zamfara State: 2026-06-10 Nigeria: Rifles, ₦50 Million demanded for release of 39 abducted during peace meeting in Zamfara Related: Anka Local Government Area: 2026-05-04 Nigerian air force strikes terrorists, razes Abasu Aiki hideout in Katsina Anka Local Government Area: 2019-10-07 Nigerian Airforce neutralises no fewer than 10 bandits near Kaduna Related: Operation FANSAN YAMMA: 2026-07-25 Nigerian theatre commander traces terrorists’ weapons to post-Libya arms proliferation Operation FANSAN YAMMA: 2026-05-04 Nigerian air force strikes terrorists, razes Abasu Aiki hideout in Katsina Operation FANSAN YAMMA: 2026-04-02 Nigeria: Troops apprehend four suspected terrorists, recover arms in Kaduna Related: Dogo Gide 04/18/2026 Nigeria: Troops arrest suspected terrorist in Kaduna, cite internal clashes among bandit leaders Dogo Gide 12/13/2025 Sadiku’s JAS cell abducted the Papiri students in Niger state Dogo Gide 11/02/2023 Troops kill three bandits, uncover military uniforms making factory in Zamfara, Kebbi |
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