Gunmen have launched a daring attack on the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) in Afaka, Kaduna, killing two military officers and abducting one.
According to Eons Intelligence, the assailants, in their large numbers, stormed the campus around 1.25am on Tuesday morning.
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The abducted officer is identified as Maj. Datong, while the deceased officers are identified as Lt. Cdr. Wulah and Flt. Lt. CM Okoronwo.
The gunmen also inflicted injuries on Lt. Onah. He is currently receiving treatment at a hospital in the NDA.
NDA spokesman, Major Muhammad Bashir Jajira, said in a statement on Tuesday that “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 this unknown gunmen would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued.“
