Security agents have begun pursuit of the gunmen who invaded the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna, killing two personnel and abducting one.
The Nigerian Defence Academy made this known on Tuesday in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Muhd Jajira.
The gunmen attacked the NDA Tuesday morning.
Jajira, while assuring of the safety of the academy community and cadets, said those responsible for the crime would soon be apprehended.
The statement reads in full:
Security breach of Nigerian Defence Academy architecture
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.
