Lakurawa Insurgency and Operation Fasan Yanma: A Campaign to Reclaim Northwestern Nigeria
By Our Reporter The Lakurawa terrorist group, operating under the guise of peace, quietly infiltrated communities in Nigeria’s North-West before launching a brutal campaign of terror. Initially welcomed as benign settlers, they quickly imposed levies, instigated kidnappings, and sowed fear across villages in Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina states. In response, the Nigerian Armed Forces launched a reorganized offensive under the banner of Operation Fasan Yanma (OPFY), led by the Major […]