Just In: NDA Reacts To Attack By Bandits As Security Operatives Launch Manhunt

The Nigerian Defence Academy NDA has confirmed an attack on its facility by unknown gunmen killing two personnel and abducted one person.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Muhd Jajira, on Tuesday.

‘’The security architecture of the Nigerian Defence Academy was compromised early this morning by unknown gunmen who gained access into the residential area within the Academy in Afaka,’’ said the statement.

‘’During the unfortunate incident, we lost two personnel and one was abducted.’’

It said the Academy in collaboration with the 1Division Nigerian Army and Air Training Command as well as other security agencies in Kaduna state has since commenced pursuit of the unknown gunmen within the general area with a view to tracking them and rescue the abducted personnel.

‘’The NDA community and Cadets are safe in the Academy. We assure the general public that this unknown gunman would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued.’’

Bandits have attacked the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA) in Kaduna State, killing two officers and abducting one other officer.

The bandits who came in a vehicle were said to have passed through the security gate into the academy, disguised in military uniforms, after which they proceeded to the officers’ quarters.

On arrival, they began shooting sporadically and in the process, killed two officers (a Major and a Squadron Leader), and later on, took another Major away through the nearby bush inside the academy.