Troops of 1 Division, Sector 1 Operation FANSAN YAMMA have successfully foiled a bandit attack in Maraban Rido general area of Kaduna State, neutralising one suspected violent extremist and recovering stolen livestock.
In a statement by the Acting Staff Officer Grade 2, Community Relations, Army Public Relations 1 Division/Sector 1, Captain Bello Nuradeen, said the operation followed a distress call received late on January 22, 2026, reporting armed bandits had rustled livestock in Anguwan Fulan village.
Acting swiftly on the intelligence, troops deployed to the area to conduct a hasty ambush. Upon arrival, troops made contact with the fleeing bandits and engaged them with superior firepower, forcing the criminals to withdraw in disarray, sustaining gunshot wounds.
