Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma killed eight suspected terrorists and rescued three kidnapped persons in separate operations in Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states over the weekend, the military has said.

The operations, conducted on 24 and 25 October, also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, three locally fabricated guns, three motorcycles and other items.

The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North-west, Tamuno Sinivie, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

Mr Sinivie, a captain, said troops responded to a distress call from farmers around Machika Dam in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State on Saturday, following reports of suspected terrorist activities.

The troops engaged the susp...