Gist dey hot, my people! Make I gist you wetin happen for Plateau State wey sweet pass. Troops wey dey operate under Operation Safe Haven, don rescue one retired colonel, Joseph Ajanaku, wey dem abduct from him house for Bassa Local Government Area. E happen early morning, 12:45 a.m. on January 5, 2026, as some gunmen just enter him compound wey dey opposite Salvation Army Church, Rukuba Road, carry am go.

As dem carry am waka, the troops no slack o! Dem quickly gather from Sectors 1 and 3 of Operation Safe Haven and dey pursue the kidnappers like say na hot soup wey dey run for pot. Dem trace the guys go Wildlife Park and later enter many caves and rocky areas wey dem suspect say na hiding spots for those bad guys.

Na so later, around 2:00 p.m., the kidnappers call the wife of the colonel, dey demand huge ransom of N200 million! Chai! Dem even threaten say if the search no stop, dem go kill am. But no worry, our soldiers be like ‘James Bond’, sharp wit! Dem quickly switch to covert operation, wey eventually lead to Colonel Ajanaku rescue around 5:30 p.m.

Dem find am for outskirts of Rafiki area, and immediately carry am go OPSH Medical Centre for medical check-up. E don dey receive treatment as dem prepare to debrief am make e fit drop some hot gist wey fit help to catch those kidnappers wey dey run wahala for that area.

Security no wan waste time, as troops don continue dey comb surrounding areas wey dey full of bush to catch the remaining kidnappers. Some dey say them dey gather intel and maintain the chase, so any criminal wey wan show face go sabi say e no go gree for Plateau again.

Operation Safe Haven don assure everyone say dem go make sure say people dey safe for Plateau. Dem dey appeal to residents make dem no hesitate to share any gists wey fit help the security forces. If you see something, no go dey keep quiet—speak up!