🇳🇬 Troops Repel Lakurawa Attack On Kebbi Base, Recover Weapons And 17 Motorcycles

 

Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled an attack by members of the Lakurawa Terrorist Group on Forward Operating Base Maiyama in Kebbi State, recovering weapons, ammunition, communication equipment and 17 motorcycles abandoned by the attackers.

Desk: Defence & Security
Date: October 8, 2026
Time: 17:20 WAT
Location: Kebbi State, Nigeria

A statement by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West), Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said the attack occurred in the early hours of October 7, 2026, when a large number of terrorists operating on more than 100 motorcycles and armed with assorted weapons, including General Purpose Machine Guns and Rocket-Propelled Grenades, attacked the Forward Operating Base.

According to the statement, troops responded swiftly and repelled the attack, preventing the terrorists from achieving their objective before they withdrew from the area and abandoned weapons, equipment and other logistics.

Following the engagement, troops conducted exploitation and pursuit operations in the surrounding area, resulting in the recovery of 17 motorcycles, a PKT machine gun, an AK-47 rifle, assorted ammunition and a communication device believed to have been used by the attackers.

The statement said the recovery of the weapons, ammunition, communication equipment and motorcycles represents a setback to the terrorists' operational capability in the area.

The general area remains under troops' control as aggressive patrols, clearance and dominance operations continue to track fleeing members of the terrorist group.

The Theatre Command, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, said it remains committed to maintaining the security of communities and denying terrorists the freedom to operate within the Joint Operations Area.

🏷️ Tags: Nigerian Army, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lakurawa, Kebbi Security, Counter-Terrorism, Forward Operating Base

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