Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - Troops of Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have recorded another operational success with the rescue of six kidnapped victims in the Kajuru/Kujama general area of Kaduna State.
The rescue operation was conducted on 5 January 2026 as part
of a wider, coordinated series of operations across multiple axes within
Chikun, Kajuru, Kachia and Kagarko Local Government Areas, including the
fringes of Kauru border communities.
Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army/Sector 1 Operations FASAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Shuaib Umar, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday said the operations were deliberately designed to further suffocate the freedom of action of violent extremists within the Joint Operations Area (JOA) and, by implication, the wider Sector 1 OPFY JOA.
“Following a distress alert on the activities of violent
extremists around the Kasso adjoining hills, troops of Sub-Sector 5, who were
already conducting clearance operations in the Kujeni general area, swiftly
mobilised to the location,” the statement read.
"On arrival, troops made contact with the criminals and
engaged them with effective suppressive fire, forcing them to flee in disarray
into the surrounding forest.
"The gallant troops immediately exploited the area,
leading to the successful rescue of six kidnapped victims. The rescued victims
were safely handed over to representatives of Kajuru Local Government Area and
the Kajuru Emirate Council for onward reunification with their families.
The General Officer Commanding/Commander Sector 1 Operation
FANSAN YAMMA Major General Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Wase has commended the
troops and charged them to remain on maximum alert and continue to sustain
aggressive tempo to deny criminal elements freedom of action within the Joint
Operations Area."
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