Troops operating under Operation Fansan Yamma have thwarted an attempt by suspected cattle rustlers to cart away more than 500 cattle in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The troops, drawn from Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force, North West, launched the operation on Tuesday following a distress call from residents reporting the rustling of cattle at Rugar Mande Kurmin.
The spokesperson for the Joint Task Force, Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Danja said the troops, acting on the information received, quickly moved to the routes suspected to be used by the terrorists to withdraw the stolen cattle and positioned themselves at strategic blocking points.
According to him, the troops engaged the terrorists from several positions, compelling them to retreat in confusion and abandon the cattle they had rustled.
He said the recovered cattle were later returned to their respective owners by the troops.
Danja said the successful operation underscored the troops’ continued resolve to safeguard lives and property while disrupting criminal activities across the Joint Operations Area.
He appealed to members of the public to keep supplying security agencies with timely and useful information to assist the military in eliminating terrorist elements operating within the Joint Operations Area.
