{"id":163003,"date":"2025-05-18T22:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T21:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas"},"modified":"2025-05-18T23:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T22:14:40","slug":"army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas","title":{"rendered":"Army repels bandit attacks in Zamfara\u2019s Maru, Tsafe LGAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully thwarted coordinated bandit attacks in Zamfara State\u2019s Maru and Tsafe Local Government Areas on May 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by Zagazola Makama, the first incident occurred at around 9:30 AM when armed bandits launched an assault on Keta Town in Tsafe LGA, firing sporadically. Troops quickly responded and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle, eventually repelling them.<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, at approximately 3:30 PM, another group of bandits invaded Dankurji Village in Unguwar Galadima, Dansadau District of Maru LGA. Tragically, 28-year-old Malam Audu was killed during the assault before the assailants fled the area.<\/p>\n<p>A 12-year-old girl, Fatima Ibrahim, sustained injuries during the firefight and was immediately rushed to a medical facility, where she is currently recovering. No injuries or fatalities were recorded among the security forces.<\/p>\n<p>The military operation continues to maintain a strong presence in the region to deter further attacks and restore peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully thwarted coordinated bandit attacks in Zamfara State\u2019s Maru and Tsafe Local Government Areas on May 17, 2025. According to a report by Zagazola Makama, the first incident occurred at around 9:30 AM when armed bandits launched an assault on Keta Town [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":163001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[17103,254,17320,17146],"class_list":["post-163003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-banditry-in-zamfara","tag-nigeria","tag-operation-fansan-yamma","tag-troops-of-the-nigerian-army"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Army repels bandit attacks in Zamfara\u2019s Maru, Tsafe LGAs - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully thwarted coordinated bandit attacks in Zamfar ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Army repels bandit attacks in Zamfara\u2019s Maru, Tsafe LGAs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully thwarted coordinated bandit attacks in Zamfar ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-18T21:11:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-18T22:14:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747593914.583791.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Army repels bandit attacks in Zamfara\u2019s Maru, Tsafe LGAs\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-18T21:11:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-18T22:14:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas\"},\"wordCount\":180,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1747593914.583791.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Banditry in Zamfara\",\"Nigeria\",\"Operation Fansan Yamma\",\"Troops of the Nigerian Army\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/army-repels-bandit-attacks-in-zamfaras-maru-tsafe-lgas\",\"name\":\"Army repels bandit attacks in Zamfara\u2019s Maru, Tsafe LGAs - 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