Monday, March 10, 2025 - Troops of Operation Fansan Yanma have neutralized a notorious bandit kingpin, Yusuf Gwamna, during a fierce encounter in the Dutsin-Ma area of Katsina State.
Intelligence
sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama on Monday, March 10, 2025, that
several other terrorists were also eliminated in the operation.
Gwamna had
long been a high-profile criminal, responsible for multiple attacks,
kidnappings, and other violent crimes across Katsina and neighboring
states.
His reign
of terror had instilled fear among local communities, making his elimination a
major victory in the fight against banditry.
In a
similar development, troops conducting clearance operations in Zamfara State
have neutralized another notorious bandit leader known as ‘Yellow Aboki’, a
close ally of the late terror kingpin, Hassan Bamamu.
Security
sources revealed that Yellow Aboki was eliminated in a recent encounter with
the troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA in the Northwest of Tsafe LGA.
His demise
comes a week after the military’s successful operation that led to the
elimination of Hassan Dantawaye, also known as Bamamu, a feared bandit
commander who was one of his closest associates.
It was
gathered that Yellow Aboki had been consolidating his control over criminal
activities in Zamfara following the death of Hassan Nabamamu.
He was
believed to have been operating within the areas of Bamamu, Dan Mali,
Agamalafiya, and Makera, where he coordinated violent attacks and
kidnappings.
The
military sustained its crackdown on bandit kingpins in identified enclaves in
Zamfara, Sokoto and other troubled areas in the Northwest.
The
sustained pressure has diminished the capacity of the bandits to confront the
troops, instead, they have resorted to pockets of attacks within vulnerable
communities with less security coverage.
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