Troops neutralise terrorist kingpin in Zamfara, recover arms

• Air component intensifies strikes on terrorist enclaves

By Molly Kilete, Abuja, and Shafa’atu Suleiman, Sokoto

Troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Hadarin Daji, have neutralised a notorious terrorist kingpin, Sani Rusu, in Zamfara State.

Sani Rusu was killed by soldiers during a fighting patrol to Bamamu Village in Tsafe LGA on 4 January 2025. This was…