The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said a board of enquiry has been constituted to ascertain the incidents that led to the security breachat the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA.
It also denied claims that military personnel monitoring the closed-circuit television at the institution were asleep on Tuesday when the attack on the facility happened.
The DHQ disclosed this in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Benjamin Sawyerr.
Bandits had attacked the NDA in Kaduna, killed two personnel and kidnapped one.
Some report had claimed that officers in the CCTV monitoring room at NDA slept off while the marauders operated.
But the statement debunked the claim saying that the military personnel are trained and dedicated to their duties.
It said the DHQ’s attention was drawn to some report “claiming that personnel on duty at the Nigerian Defence Academy CCTV monitoring room were sleeping when bandits attacked the officers’ residential quarters leading to the death of two officers and the abduction of one other officer.”
“The Nigerian Armed Forces wishes to state categorically that the allegation is untrue and hence challenge the Cable Online to publish forthwith a verifiable proof of personnel sleeping during the incident.” it added.
According to the statement: “It is perhaps important to mention that the AFN as a professional force consists of highly trained personnel who are dedicated to their duties of protecting lives and property of all Nigerians.
“Let me use this opportunity, to reiterate that the NDA authorities, acting on the directive of the Chief of Defence Staff has constituted a board of enquiry to ascertain the remote and immediate cause(s) of the breach of security with a view to sanctioning any personnel found culpable and also prevent future occurrence.
“Let me also assure (Nigerians) that we shall continue to update the general public as events unfold as we are all aware the search and rescue of the abducted officer are still on. Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria will continue with its operations to ensure all those involved in the dastardly act are brought to justice.”
