A group of bandits that attacked the Afaka barracks of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna early on Tuesday morning held some officers to ransom, FIJ has learnt.

The bandits invaded the residential area of the barracks around 1am and killed two personnel. One other officer sustained an injury.

FIJ learnt the bandits were able to stage their escape after holding some of the Naval officers to ransom for long hours.

“It was a terrible experience, the bandits took advantage of the time when most people had gone to bed to attack the barrack,” a source told Daily Trust

“Right now, the whole barracks is under lock and key and security has been beefed up.”

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Major Bashir Jajira, the Public Relations Officer of NDA, would later confirm that the attackers had abducted one of their personnel.

“The Academy in collaboration with the 1Division Nigerian Army and Air Training Command as well as other security agencies in Kaduna state has since commenced pursuit of the unknown gunmen within the general area with a view to tracking them and rescue the abducted personnel,” he said.

“The NDA community and Cadets are safe in the Academy. We assure the general public that this unknown gunmen would soon be apprehended and the abducted personnel rescued.”