Troops rescue kidnap victim, recover 18 rustled cattle in Kebbi

Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued a kidnapped victim, recovered 18 rustled cattle and arrested four suspected drug peddlers during separate operations in Kebbi State. In a statement, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, said "on 18 October 2026, troops of Sector 2, in conjunction with local vigilantes, swiftly responded to a distress call over the activities of terrorists who had invaded Rambo Village in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area with the intention of kidnapping residents and rustling cattle." According to the statement, troops while acting on the information, mob...