In the early hours of Tuesday, 24th August 2021, armed men ransacked the Nigerian Defense Academy killing two officers and kidnapping a senior officer.
The Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) located in Afaka, Kaduna State is the country’s highest military school for the training of cadets into either the Military, Navy, or Air Force. It is an important institution of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
As per witnesses, the institution was attacked by bandits who arrived in huge numbers in the early hours of Tuesday. The attack was not unexpected
Apart from the officials killed and captured, some officers sustained gunfire wounds and are currently getting treatment at the NDA medical clinic.
The assault on the tactical office comes amid increased frailty in the North-west with Kaduna State at the focal point. Kaduna State is daily becoming more volatile and insecure.
In a space of just five months, over a hundred students have been captured in different schools across Kaduna State as the state Governor, Nasir
In the early hours of Tuesday, 24th August 2021, armed men ransacked the Nigerian Defense Academy killing two officials and kidnapping a senior official.
The Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) located in Afaka, Kaduna State is the country’s highest military school for the training of cadets into either the Military, Navy, or Air Force. It is an important institution of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
As per witnesses, the institution was attacked by bandits who arrived in huge numbers in the early hours of Tuesday. The attack was not unexpected
Apart from the officials killed and captured, some officers sustained gunfire wounds and are currently getting treatment at the NDA medical clinic.
The assault on the tactical office comes amid increased frailty in the North-west with Kaduna State at the focal point. Kaduna State is daily becoming more volatile and insecure.
In a space of just five months, over a hundred students have been captured in different schools across Kaduna State as the state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has persevered on his no-ransom-payment protocol.
Prior to the unfortunate attack, there were reports that Boko Haram banners were located at the Afaka Forest near the Nigerian Defense Academy and Kaduna State Airport.
Nevertheless, in an explanation by the NDA, security experts are on the quest for the shooters who they promised will be found and the kidnapped personnel returned.
The breach of the grounds of the Nigerian Defense Academy displays just how insecure Nigeria has become.
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