Troops Intensify Efforts to Locate, Rescue Abducted Students — Army

Troops of the Nigerian Army, under the designation of Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have stepped up their search-and-rescue efforts. These operations are focused on locating abducted schoolchildren across Niger, Kebbi, and Zamfara States.

A credible source at Army Headquarters informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops have, in the last 24 hours, neutralised terrorists and destroyed their hideouts across the North Central and North West corridors.

He said that troops of 22 Brigade responded to the abduction of students from St Mary’s School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, with ISR aircraft deployed and ground search teams tracking the terrorists’ withdrawal route.

According to him, troops have since expanded search operations to the Audu Fari axis in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.

In Mariga Local Government Area, troops at FOB Gulbin Boka ambushed terrorists attempting to link up with their cohorts around Magaman Daji, resulting in casualties among the criminal group and the capture of four motorcycles.

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The source said: “On the Kebbi front, troops intensifying efforts to rescue students abducted from GGSS, Maga, on November 17, conducted a major operation around Gando/Sunke Forest in Kebbi and Talata Mafara LGA of Zamfara.

“The strike force destroyed three terrorist camps, forcing the criminals to abandon their hideouts. Troops also recovered a lost international passport belonging to a female resident of Bagega.”

The military source reiterated the army’s commitment to sustaining the operations until all abducted students were rescued and terrorist networks crippled across the North Central and North West regions.