Nigeria: Troops arrest drug peddler, foil terrorist attack

…rescue two victims in Kaduna, Sokoto

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have arrested a suspected illicit drug peddler in Kaduna State, foiled a terrorist attack, and rescued two kidnapped victims in Sokoto State.

According to a statement issued on Monday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, the operations were carried out separately on September 12 and 13, 2026.

Danja said troops of Sector 1,…