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...READ FULL; ORIGINAL POST; FROM SOURCE.
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 .