Troops rout Lakurawa fighters, destroy camps in Sokoto

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, under the Joint Task Force North-West, conducted a clearance operation on October 15, 2026, in Sokoto State. During the operation, troops neutralised several Lakurawa terrorists and destroyed their camps and life-support structures in the Waria Forest of the Tangaza Local Government Area.

According to Daily Post Nigeria, the operation involved overrunning a terrorist enclave in the forest, where troops recovered weapons and five motorcycles. Punch Nigeria reports that troops from Sector 2 advanced through identified terrorist enclaves near Alela, Bilange, and Kandam villages before making contact with the terrorists in the Waria Forest.

Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer for the Joint Task Force (North-West), stated that troops used superior firepower to force the terrorists to abandon their positions and flee deeper into the forest. As the troops pursued the fleeing fighters, they neutralised some of them and subsequently destroyed the camps and associated support structures.

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