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Air force personnel in ‘connection with bandits’ attack on NDA arrested

Three months after,  Sergeant Torsabo Solomon, an Air Force personnel, has been arrested in connection with the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State.

Bandits had in the early hours of August 24 attacked the NDA’s permanent site, killing two officers and abducting another.

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.

Authorities of the Nigerian Air Force have now linked one of its officers with the incident.

The suspect, Sergeant Torsabo Solomon – was reportedly arrested on the order of the Base Commander as requested by the NDA Commander.

Sergeant Solomon, as learnt, has been moved to Kaduna for further interrogation.

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