Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Defence on Tuesday quizzed the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi; and the Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy, Major General Ibrahim Yusuf, behind closed doors.

The men were in the Green Chamber to present the report on the August 24, 2021 attack by bandits on the NDA in Kaduna State, to members of the House panel.

The commander, however, said measures were being taken to prevent a recurrence.

Recall that two army officers were killed in the incident, while another was abducted during the incident.

Addressing journalists before the meeting, the NDA commandant said efforts were in top gear to rescue the abducted officer and ensure that such incident never occurred again.

He said, “I assumed command of the academy on the 9th of July this year and barely six weeks later this unfortunate incident occurred.

“I am delighted to be given this opportunity to be here to shed light about the occurrence and perhaps more importantly the ongoing efforts we are making to recover the abducted officers.

“Also, measures are being taken at the academy to ensure that this do not occur again.

“On the day the incident occurred, the Chief of Defence Staff visited the academy the same day, while the Chief of Army Army Staff, visited three days later.

“By the following week all the service chiefs were all in the academy just to commiserate with the academy community and also to get more information on what the academy is doing to ensure that this incident does not occur again.

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“Many senior, retired and serving military officers have called, they have also visited the academy, because the academy is very dear not only to the military but to Nigeria as a whole.”

The Chairman of the House Committee, Babajimi Benson,  said the report would shed more light on the incident as well as the measures being put in place to prevent another occurrence.

The defence minister was also said to have briefed the lawmakers on the agreement between the Nigerian government and Russia on the fight against banditry, insurgency and kidnapping.

Meanwhile, the lawmakers, who were scheduled to resume on Tuesday, adjourned plenary to Wednesday in honour of their late colleague, Adedayo Omolafe who died on August 15.

The adjournment was sequel to a motion moved by the House leader, Ado Doguwa and seconded by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu.