Air Force Sergeant Arrested in Connection with Attack on NDA

The air force has arrested Torsabo Solomon, a sergeant, in connection with the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna.

Concerns were raised last August when two officers were killed and one other officer abducted following the NDA attack by suspected bandits.

However, Solomon was arrested yesterday at the NAF’s 153 BSG in Yola, Adamawa state capital.

It was gathered that the order to arrest him was said to have come from IM Yusuf, a major-general and the commandant of the NDA.

Solomon is currently serving at Air Force Comprehensive School in Yola.

The personnel is also suspected of selling arms and ammunition to bandits and criminals.

Following his arrest, he was said to have been taken to the NDA in Kaduna for further investigation.

In the wake of the NDA attack, the presidency had described the incident as a deliberate attempt to make the government look bad and discourage the military in its fight against insecurity.

“The NDA attack was meant to throw a dampener into the morale of our military. And the negative chorus, always on standby, is reinforcing the intention. But some people know better, and they will not be discouraged,” Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, had said.