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, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday.
Lt. Col. Umar 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.
” 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.
He said the gallant troops immediately exploited the area, leading to the successful rescue of six kidnapped victims.
He added that 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.
