Uniform-wearing Gunmen Invade NDA, Errant officers to Face Trial

Gunmen wearing army uniform, invaded the country’s foremost military institution, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Afaka, Kaduna, killing two officers and abducting one on Tuesday

We gathered that when the gunmen entered the NDA permanent site along Airport Road, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State around 1am, they came through a broken fence and caught the residents unawares.

The gunmen, who headed in different parts of the premises, caught the officers on duty off guard because they were wearing military uniform.

The situation was further worsened by the fact that officers who were manning the institution’s Closed Circuit Television cameras were caught napping and could not raise the alarm when the bandits stormed the academy.

According to a source, the attackers had already wreaked havoc and subdued the few soldiers who tried to resist them by the time residents got to know about the attack.

We learnt that the military authorities, who were embarrassed by the invasion, had started compiling the names of errant personnel to be court-martialed.

Besides the two officers who were killed, another officer, 2nd Lt Onah, who was injured during the attack, was receiving treatment in a medical facility within the institution.

The officers killed by the gunmen were Lieutenant Commander Wulah and Flight Lieutenant Commander Okoronkwo; while one Major Datong was said to be missing. The gunmen also shot and injured Onah.