How Terrorists Invaded Defence Academy, Killed 2 Officers — Nigerian Army

*We lost two officers ― NDA spokesman

TERRORISTS have invaded the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Afaka
Kaduna state on Tuesday and killed two officers.

A spokesperson for the Nigerian Defence Benjamin Sawyer, said
two officers were also abducted.

Sawyer said according to the intelligence gathered over the
attack, the terrorists breached the security architecture of the
school and directly headed to the Academy staff quarters around
2:15 am.

“They went straight to the Staff and instructors’ quarters which
means they already had a plan and knew what they wanted to do,”
Sawyer said.

He added that the terrorists killed two military officers during
the attack while two others were also kidnapped.

“In the process of abducting some officers, two officers fought
them and unfortunately, they lost their lives, and two others were
abducted.

“They must have planned and looked at the weak areas that was
why they went straight to the Staff quarters,” Sawyer noted. He
gave assurance that the terrorists would ‘definitely be
rounded.’

Sawyer also urged Nigerians to work in synergy with the
government to fight the menace of armed bandits and ensure that it
was brought to an end.

Also, NDA Public Relations Officer Bashir Muhd Jajira, in a
statement, said the security architecture of the Academy was
compromised ‘by unknown gunmen’ who gained access into the
residential area within the Academy in Afaka.

He said the Academy, in collaboration with the Division 1 of the
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 to track 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,” Jajira said.

NDA in Afaka is situated close to the Headquarters 1 Division
Nigerian Army is located in Kaduna, which is charged with the
responsibility of securing the North-Western flank of Nigeria.

Despite the heavy military presence, Kaduna state has been one
the most terrorised state in Nigeria, where terrorists have
continued to carry out violent attacks and abductions on school
institutions.

Earlier in March, terrorists had kidnapped 39 students from the
Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka. Most of the
students were eventually released.

*We lost two officers ― NDA spokesman

TERRORISTS have invaded the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Afaka
Kaduna state on Tuesday and killed two officers.

A spokesperson for the Nigerian Defence Benjamin Sawyer, said
two officers were also abducted.

Sawyer said according to the intelligence gathered over the
attack, the terrorists breached the security architecture of the
school and directly headed to the Academy staff quarters around
2:15 am.

“They went straight to the Staff and instructors’ quarters which
means they already had a plan and knew what they wanted to do,”
Sawyer said.

He added that the terrorists killed two military officers during
the attack while two others were also kidnapped.

“In the process of abducting some officers, two officers fought
them and unfortunately, they lost their lives, and two others were
abducted.

“They must have planned and looked at the weak areas that was
why they went straight to the Staff quarters,” Sawyer noted. He
gave assurance that the terrorists would ‘definitely be
rounded.’

Sawyer also urged Nigerians to work in synergy with the
government to fight the menace of armed bandits and ensure that it
was brought to an end.

Also, NDA Public Relations Officer Bashir Muhd Jajira, in a
statement, said the security architecture of the Academy was
compromised ‘by unknown gunmen’ who gained access into the
residential area within the Academy in Afaka.

He said the Academy, in collaboration with the Division 1 of the
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 to track 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,” Jajira said.

NDA in Afaka is situated close to the Headquarters 1 Division
Nigerian Army is located in Kaduna, which is charged with the
responsibility of securing the North-Western flank of Nigeria.

Despite the heavy military presence, Kaduna state has been one
the most terrorised state in Nigeria, where terrorists have
continued to carry out violent attacks and abductions on school
institutions.

Earlier in March, terrorists had kidnapped 39 students from the
Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka. Most of the
students were eventually released.