KADUNA — The Nigeria Defence Academy, (NDA) has confirmed the invasion of its premises in Afaka, Kaduna State by bandits.
The invasion led to the murder of two of its officers and the abduction of a senior officer.
A statement by the Academy’s spokesperson, Major Bashir Jajira, affirmed the incident, noting that the outlaw gang stormed the school on Tuesday morning.
The attack on the military building comes amid the worsening insecurity in the North-west region with Kaduna State at the epicenter.
According to the statement, the school was compromised early this morning by unknown gunmen, who gained access into the Academy’s residential area.
However, efforts to ensure the recovery of the abducted are in place as security agents are on the pursuit of the gunmen.
Read the full statement below:
PRESS RELEASE
SECURITY BREACH OF NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY ARCHITECTURE
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. During the unfortunate incident, we lost two personnel and one was abducted.
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 these unknown gunmen would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued.
Major Bashir Muhd Jajira
Academy Public Relations Officer
24 August 2021
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