Nigeria, Oct. 20 -- Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have rescued 27 kidnapped victims and recovered a motorcycle during separate operations in Katsina State.

The Media Information Officer of the operation, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, describing the operations as evidence of the troops' sustained offensive against terrorists.

Danja said troops of Sector 1 received a distress call on October 16, 2026, reporting terrorist activities in Gamji community, Sabuwa Local Government Area, where 27 residents, comprising 15 males and 12 females, had been abducted.

He said the troops swiftly pursued the terrorists along the Gangare-Kamba axis and engaged them with superior firepower, forcing them to a...