By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
Apparently smarting from the embarrassment caused by the early morning attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna State that led to the killing of two officers and abduction of one, the military high command has vowed immediate action.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said on Tuesday, few hours after the attack, that Nigerian troops were already on the trail of the terrorists that orchestrated the dastardly attack.
Bandits, who have been abducting students in public schools in Kaduna State, attacked the Academy in the wee hours of Tuesday.
The DHQ, in a statement by the Director Defence Information, Major General Benjamin Sawyer, which was made available to TheNiche, assured that troops were combing the entire location in search and rescue mission.
General Sawyer said: “The gallant troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), in joint operations are in hot pursuit of armed bandits that attacked the officers’ quarters of the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), in Kaduna early hours of 24 August 2021.
“The bandits who sneaked in after breaching the perimeter fence went straight to the officer’s living quarters and started shooting sporadically.
“Unfortunately, two brave and gallant officers paid the supreme price while 1 other officer was abducted by the bandits during the process.
“All efforts have been intensified by troops who are currently combing the entire locations in search and rescue mission for the adducted officer.
“The Commandant NDA as well as the HQ 1Div with the support of NAF are presently in a coordinated joint operations to search and rescue the abducted officer and arrest the perpetrators”.
The statement added: “The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) wishes to use this medium to condole with the families of the deceased officers, thanked troops for their quick response.
“The CDS also wishes to assure the NDA communities of their safety as security have been beefed up while operations are ongoing in the general area. Further details will be released later”.