More than one thousand Nigerians abducted by bandits across the North-West have regained their freedom as troops of the Nigerian Army’s 8 Division intensified a sweeping crackdown that has left notorious criminal leaders dead, their camps destroyed, and weapons seized.
The scale of the military’s gains came to light in Sokoto during the 2025 West African Social Activities (WASA), where the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Maj-Gen Ibikunle Ajose revealed that sustained operations under Operation FASAN YAMMA have significantly weakened bandit networks terrorising Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Kebbi states..Read D / Full Original .