The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has refuted reports claiming it ordered the arrest of a Nigerian Air Force personnel, Sergeant Torsabo Solomon, over alleged connection with the attack on the facility.
Reports had emerged on Monday that Solomon was arrested by the NDA for allegedly colluding with armed men who attacked the facility recently.
Recall that some armed men had in August invaded the country’s foremost military institution, the NDA in Afaka, Kaduna, killing two officers and abducting one.
On Monday, it was report (not in The New Diplomat) that Sergeant Solomon was purportedly picked up and flown to Kaduna for further investigations.
However, the NDA in a statement issued on Monday denied the reports, saying that he was not in their custody.
The statement reads, “The attention of the Nigerian Defence Academy has been drawn to a viral publication on social media regarding the arrest of one Sgt Torsabo Solomon for his involvement on the security breach in Nigerian Defence Academy and was conveyed to the Academy for investigation.
“This is to inform the general public that the above named person is not in the Nigerian Defence Academy’s custody as alleged and has no connection with the Academy.
“The Nigerian Defence Academy is a Military Training Institution and not an Investigative Security Agency. The general public is hereby advised to disregard this misinformation and refer to relevant Investigative Security Agencies for clarification.
“The Nigerian Defence Academy wishes to reassure the general public that the perpetrators of the security breach on the Nigerian Defence Academy architecture will sooner rather than later be apprehended.”
