By Olayemi Esan
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said an enquiry has been constituted on the instruction of the Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Leo Irabor, to ascertain the remote and immediate causes of the Tuesday security breach at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna.
In a statement by Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr on Wednesday, the Board was established to sanction any personnel found culpable in the attack and also to prevent future.
In the same vein, the DHQ also discredited the report by Cable online news media where the newspaper claimed that personnel on duty at the NDA’s CCTV Monitoring Room were sleeping when bandits attacked the officers' residential quarters in the early hours of Tuesday.
Sawyerr described the allegation as untrue and challenged the online newspaper to publish a verifiable proof of personnel sleeping during the incident.
The statement said: "It is therefore imperative to caution the Cable Online media to guide against being used as a propaganda tool by enemies of our dear country.
"The Cable Online should not consciously or unconsciously collaborate with these unscrupulous elements to spread unverified stories on the unfortunate event that occurred at NDA Kaduna while tarnishing the good image and reputation of personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in the eyes of the civil populace," the statement said.
The Defence spokesperson added that it is important to mention that the Armed Forces is a professional body consisting of highly trained personnel who are dedicated to their duties of protecting lives and property of all Nigerians.
The military assured that search and rescue of the abducted officer is still on and that troops will continue with its operations to ensure all those involved in the dastardly act are brought to justice.
SpyeTV report that armed bandits in the early hours of Tuesday attacked officers’ residential quarters at the NDA leading to the death of two officers and the abduction of one other officer.