Two soldiers killed, one other abducted as bandits attack NDA
…Military begins manhunt
…Nigerians have lost hope in Buhari, APC —Ologbondiyan
By Uthman Salami
Bandits have attacked the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna State, killing two officers and kidnapping one other.
The Spokesman for the Academy in the state Major Bashir Muhd Jajira, confirmed this attack in a statement where he said “The security architecture of the Nigerian Defence Academy was compromised early this morning by unknown gunmen.”
Jajira further confirmed that two personnel were killed while one was abducted
The bandits disguised in military uniforms were said to have passed through the security gate into the academy to carry out the attack.
Report had it that immediately after gaining entrance, they began shooting sporadically and in the process, killed a Major and a Squadron Leader.
They later abscond another Major 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.
Meanwhile, in a reaction to the attack on NDA, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that the level of insecurity under President Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) led government have deteriorated have continued to reduce the hope of Nigerians in APC led-government.
This was contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan which was made available to NewsDirect yesterday after the attack on NDA.
He said, “the bandits and terrorists are now freely ravaging our communities in Kano, Kaduna, Kogi, Benue, Zamfara, Adamwa, Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Imo and other states of the federation, including Mr. President’s home state, Katsina, where the Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has now asked victims of terror attacks to defend themselves.
“It is distressing that having lost hope in the capacity and commitment of the President Buhari-led APC administration to protect their citizens, state governments are now sending vehicles to the University of Jos, Plateau state, to evacuate their citizens.
“This shows their complete loss of confidence in the APC administration and the empty promises by the Buhari presidency.
“It is even more disheartening that while our nation is under turmoil and while hundreds of helpless Nigerians, including innocent students, are languishing in kidnappers’ den, President Buhari and APC leaders are more interested in their lavish funfair with state owned resources and facilities.
The party noted that violence and acts of terrorism have escalated across the country due to the incompetence and compromises of the Buhari administration as well as its refusal to heed wise counsel from well-meaning Nigerians, including the PDP on how to secure and stabilize the nation.
“The APC has failed to account for the hoodlums, thugs and terrorist elements they imported from neighboring countries as “political mercenaries” to unleash violence on Nigerians and muzzle the 2019 general elections,” he said.
