Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) troops successfully rescued 13 abducted victims and captured 11 suspected logistical providers to a prominent terrorist kingpin in Zamfara State.
Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, the spokesperson for Operation Hadarin Daji, said in a statement issued on Monday that the combined troops embarked on a search and rescue operation on December 17, 2023, along the Dansadau axis in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, during which the troops rescued 13 kidnapped victims who were abandoned by fleeing terrorists in the late hours of Sunday.
All the rescued victims are all from Mutunji village of Dansadau Emirate in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State and they are currently undergoing medical treatment and debriefing.
“All the rescued victims were handed over to representative of the Zamfara State government to unite them with their families.”
“The resilient troops also cleared a notorious terrorists’ hideout at Gidan Jaja in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State,” the statement said.
It added that the OPHD troops arrested 11 suspected terrorists’ logistics suppliers who supply logistics to a notorious terrorist Halilu Sububu at Kwanar Boko in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State.
“The suspects were arrested while conveying 127 bags of grains in 2 Canter trucks belonging to a Terrorists kingpin Halilu Sububu. However, the arrested suspects are undergoing preliminary interrogation.”