By Ebi Kesiena
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has confirmed an early morning breach of its academy architecture, informing that it is in pursuit of the unknown gunmen.
In a press statement signed by the Academy’s Public Relations Officer, Bashir Muhd Jajira, the NDA assured that the abducted officers will be rescued.
Jajira also assured the public of safety of the cadets within the academy.
“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,” he explained.
Heritage Times also gathered that as at noon Tuesday, security operations was ongoing, with fighter jets patrolling the Kaduna airspace in search of the assailants.