Military Breaks Silence On Kaduna Airport Attack

The Nigerian military has said that the security put in place at the Kaduna International Airport was impossible for bandits to attack.

The military also disclosed that the official of the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) who was killed during the alleged invasion was not at the terminal.

The military added that the incident took place six kilometres away from the terminal and outside the Airport parameter fence.

Garrison Commander, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Brig-General Uriah Opuene said the Airport is very secure.

The commander disclosed during an assessment visit to the scene with the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan.

The Air Force Base Commander, Air Commodore, Ademuyiwa Adedoyin was also part of the entourage.

“As you can see, this place is about six kilometres from the Airport terminal. The bandits were only passing behind the airport parameter fence when they saw the security man engaged by NAMA and they fired at him. They just took advantage of that to pass the wrong message that they have attacked the airport.

“There are several layers of security at the airport; this is the first layer and even this first layer was not breached, because, from the moment of hearing that shot, it took our men just about three minutes to get here from the next layer of security.

“On arrival, the bandits were already running away, so we engaged them through the use of ground forces. Then we called for an airstrike and a helicopter was deployed and from the air report, about 12 of the bandits were killed,” the garrison commander disclosed.