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 disclosure was contained in a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Shuaib Umar, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army/Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA.
The rescue operation was carried out on 5 January 2026 as part of a coordinated series of military operations across multiple axes within Chikun, Kajuru, Kachia and Kagarko Local Government Areas, including border communities around Kauru.
According to the Nigerian Army, the operations were deliberately designed to further restrict the activities of violent extremists within the Joint Operations Area (JOA) and, by extension, the wider Sector 1 OPFY area of responsibility.
The breakthrough followed a distress alert on the movement 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, the troops made contact with the criminals and engaged them with effective suppressive fire, forcing the suspects to flee in disarray into the surrounding forest.
The 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 and Commander, Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Major General Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Wase, commended the troops for their gallantry and charged them to remain on maximum alert while sustaining aggressive operations to deny criminal elements freedom of action within the Joint Operations Area.
