How troops rescued 22 abducted victims after terrorist attack in Sokoto

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 22 kidnapped victims in separate operations conducted in Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja.
According to the statement, the first operation followed an attack by suspected terrorists on June 18, 2026, along the Sabon Birni–Shinkafi Road at Kura Mota Village, where two civilian vehicles were reportedly intercepted and several passengers abducted.
The statement disclosed that one civilian was killed during t...