1 abducted, 2 other officers killed, as bandits hit defence academy in Kaduna

Bandits, on Tuesday attacked the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, killing two officers and abducting one other officer.

The authorities are yet to confirm the incident, however, a security source disclosed that the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to the source, the bandits who came in a vehicle were said to have passed through the security gate into the academy, disguised in military uniforms, after which they proceeded to the officers’ quarters.

The source narrated further that on arrival, they began shooting sporadically and in the process, killed two officers (a Major and a Squadron Leader), and later on, took another Major away through the nearby bush inside the academy.

The sound of the gunfire, however, alerted the troops of the NDA Quick Response Team, who arrived at the scene, but were unable to rescue the kidnapped officer as the bandits were already gone with the victim.

A combined team of security operatives has now launched a manhunt of the bandits inside the bush including air surveillance with a view to arresting them and rescuing the kidnapped officer.

The Nigerian Defence Academy is located few metres away from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka, in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, where 39 students were earlier abducted by bandits in March.