The Nigerian Defence Academy has confirmed the attack on the institution by gunmen, saying its security architecture was compromised.
A statement on Tuesday in Kaduna by the Public Relations Officer of the Academy, Maj. Bashir Jajira said two officers were killed while one was abducted
The spokesman disclosed that the bandits gained access into the residential area of the Academy in Afaka, early hours of Tuesday.
He said the NDA, in collaboration with the 1 Division Nigerian Army, Air Training Command and other security agencies in Kaduna, have commenced pursuit of the assailants.
“The NDA community and Cadets are safe in the Academy. We assure the general public that these unknown gunmen would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued”, Jajira added.
