
Residents of Shinkafi local government area in Zamfara State, Nigeria, have praised troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, for their sustained offensive against bandits in the area. According to Leadership, a local rice farmer, Ahmed Rufai, said the community has enjoyed relative peace over the past two weeks as soldiers maintained pressure on the armed groups, allowing residents to resume their daily activities with reduced fear of attacks.
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