Chidimma Uchegbu, Abuja
The Headquarters 8 Division, Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA ( OPFY) has described the report making the rounds, claiming that a group of Islamic scholars were abducted at the residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State as misleading.
Reacting, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division, Nigerian Army / Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA in a statement on 13 September 2026 said the claim was untrue and no cleric was abducted in Senator Yari’s residence.
“We wish to categorically refute the claim and set the record straight that no Cleric was abducted at Senator Yari’s Residence. The narrative that the abduction took place at the Senator’s residence in Talata Mafara is entirely false.”
Lt. Col. Osoba said intelligence reports confirm that some persons were abducted while traveling from Sububu forest axis within Bakura Local Government Area en route to Talata Mafara.
However, troops in close synergy with sister security agencies and local intelligence networks have intensified efforts to rescue the kidnap victims
Members of the public were hereby advised to disregard sensationalized narratives and unverified information capable of creating unnecessary panic or compromising ongoing tactical operations.
Citizens are further urged to remain calm, vigilant, and to continue assisting security forces with timely, actionable intelligence to aid the swift resolution of this threat.
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