The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has confirmed that two of its personnel were killed when bandits attacked the NDA barracks at Afaka, today.
Confirming the incident, the Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jajira in a statement, said a soldier was also abducted by the bandits during the attack.
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“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.
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“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.
he, however, said the NDA community and Cadets ware safe in the Academy
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Major Jajira then assured the general public that the unknown gunmen would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued.
Daily Telescope gathered that some unidentified armed bandits in the early hours of today, attacked the NDA barracks, killing a personnel and abducting two others.
