The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has confirmed that two personnel were killed when bandits attacked the barracks on Tuesday.
A statement by the Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Jajira, said an officer was abducted by the bandits.
NewsSpecng reports that two naval officers were reportedly killed and one kidnapped by bandits who invaded the Afaka barracks of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.
The bandits, who reportedly attacked the barracks around 1am on Tuesday, are said to still be inside the academy.
The statement read: “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 rescuing the abducted personnel.
“The NDA community and Cadets are safe in the Academy. We assure the general public that this unknown gunmen would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued.”
