The Nigerian Armed Forces Operation Fansan Yamma said the Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have effectively directed a fighting patrol in response to a distress call from the residents and vigilantes of Yar Galadima village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
As indicated in the statement signed by the Coordinator, of the Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, the development happened early hours of first of December 2024, when the troops of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Hanutara were alarmed at about 5 am that terrorists were attacking the village.
“The soldiers answered speedily to give help and restore peace to the affected area. During the patrol, the soldiers encountered terrorists who laid ambush at 2 different locations on the approach to the village.”
“The ambush sites were cleared by the troops and some of the terrorists neutralised while others escaped. Also, the Air Component Operation Fansan Yamma quickly dispatched aircraft to give close air backing to the troops as they proceeded their advance to the village while the escaping terrorists were similarly engaged by the aircraft leading to scores of terrorists being killed.”
He added that Operation Fansan Yamma stayed focused on eliminating any terrorist threats in the North Western part of the country and Niger StateThe Director of Immunisation and Disease Control, Kebbi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Junaidu Haliru Gwandu said the state targets 595,000 children in the first phase of the malaria vaccination rollout exercise.
Dr. Walter Mulombo, WHO Delegate in Nigeria, said, “We are confident that this vaccine, in combination with other preventive measures, will drastically reduce the burden of malaria in Nigeria and help us move closer to accomplishing the goal of a malaria-free Africa.”
The R21 vaccine was developed by scientists at Oxford University and made by the Serum Institute of India and Novavax. Nigeria is perhaps one of the first countries in the world to back the vaccine. Malaria vaccination is only for the prevention of malaria in children, not grown-ups.
Malaria is one of the deadliest illness in Nigeria and Africa, ending the lives of hundreds of thousands of children younger than of 5 each year. Nigeria accounts for roughly 27% of the global malaria burden and 31% of malaria deaths around the world.
