To the family sorry for the loss.

But hope you know he signed off on his forms.

Jaqenhghar:

In Niggeria. Be specific. In sane climates he will quit at best.

Not only in Nigeria. Military training is no child's play.

MayorofLagos:


The bold is key! Should not there be an entry standard upon arrival to first conduct a bio and medically certify candidates? If there was one the process would have detected his exhaustion and put him in quarantine for few days recovery. Then return him to the test again to validate readiness. Because of the rigour of cadet training, no candidate should proceed if they failed bio twice, back to back, that student should be advised to withdraw.

Medical tests are always conducted.. Some go extra miles just to wear the uniform either by bribing the medical officer or they have connections...

rip young cadet

Chai!!!
And the boy for fine in military uniform O

wakabobo:
“There were a lot of promises. He personally promised to be giving me N10,000 out of his salary every month,” he said.

na dat one dey pain dis guy

NDA after 2:1 B.Sc. Economics??

This guy is funny.

May his soul rest in peace meself applied in 2016 but didnt make it and i get guys for there chai beating wey dy there eeh e fit kill you if u no strong

BrokenCock:
In Nigeria officers training, u are trained to die while been trained. They don't really trained ur brain capacity which is what u need in war. Just because u signed the death certificate they brutalize u and say dey are comoting civilian life from you.
Even the British military have complained so many times.

Ok, see now...of what use is 'pin your head '? Imagine such rubbish.

have you seen the us marines or russian spatnex? NDA own na small us marines own na double

AlphaStyles:
have you seen the us marines or russian spatnex? NDA own na small us marines own na double

yeah I don see...and they eat healthy, they schedule everything they do. Coming back from training in naija b like coming out of SARS detention

BrokenCock:
yeah I don see...and they eat healthy, they schedule everything they do. Coming back from training in naija b like coming out of SARS detention

so does NDA us marines or seals dont beat you but the training you get is enough to make you collapse and die if you are not strong mentally and physically but NDA needs some changes that was how my friend broke his leg because of running away from 4th year cadets lolz but NDA no be joke if u no strong no near there

While the family is mourning, NDA will be celebrating coz death like this is an achievement of tough training.

Bluezy13:
Beaten to death ke.



He was not fit for it, simple.

I just tire. My cousin that is more fragile than this guy went to NDA and us now in his final year. They boy was not just fit. I remember my first day on the grounds of Maritime Academy Oron. The drills we went through, no flogging was involved but if you were not fit enough, I swear you would have died.

Engineer123:
God knows the reason

yeah

Tapout:
the sad thing now is that the family can probably not do anything about his death.

there's what is called a death warrant. If you die in the course of training, you can't hold the military responsible. The boy wasn't beaten to death. While in Maritime, a lot of cadets slumped and had to be rushed to the Infirmary. Guess the reason for their slumping.... Nope. Not drills, not beatings. Just standing for hours at attention waiting for the flag to be hoisted so that we commence with daily activities. With time we all got used to it but on the first few days, even I personally passed out on the parade ground and was rushed to the Infirmary on my second day in the academy. If you arr not fit enough, it is not for you

AlphaStyles:
so does NDA us marines or seals dont beat you but the training you get is enough to make you collapse and die if you are not strong mentally and physically but NDA needs some changes that was how my friend broke his leg because of running away from 4th year cadets lolz but NDA no be joke if u no strong no near there

LoL!breaking of bones na their culture oh! But, do u know... Police cadets own worse pass, to the extent they force them into tunnels then they throw teargas in it. They also tell them to crawl on sharp stones n bottles.

BrokenCock:
LoL!breaking of bones na their culture oh! But, do u know... Police cadets own worse pass, to the extent they force them into tunnels then they throw teargas in it. They also tell them to crawl on sharp stones n bottles.

lolz that one too dy nda na even that tear gas stuff dem dy do am for us military oboy if u no strong u go die between one week military no be beens oo

Boko Haram vs. Nigerian Army. Karma is a b1tch.

Thank God my younger brother's dream for this defense academy was squashed with aviation school.Dude turned black after two weeks of trainings. Dude was disqualified cos he had no recommendations from top connections.The trainers divulged the info to them.You need to see how happy my mom was. She can't come and loose her child to bokoharam.Dude still cherish those moment and his dreams but he is good with his newly found passion.

Engineer123:

Yap

Lieutenant ryt

TheOtherRoom:
Chai
He was shortlisted on August 8, 2018 among the 10 selected candidates from Osun State for the 70 Regular Combatant Course, coincidentally at a time when he was rounding off his first degree project.


I thought they said no more underground recruitment.
Last NDA recruitment for Short Service Commission was when??
Rip bro I pray for you

this is Regular combatant not short service be guided

wakabobo:
The family members of Damilare Taiwo, an Economics student at the University of Lagos, Akoka, have been thrown into mourning following his death a day after he resumed for training at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State.

The army authorities reportedly said the 20-year-old slumped and died during a training session last Tuesday.

But the family told Saturday PUNCH that the circumstances surrounding Damilare’s death aroused suspicion, claiming that he was beaten to death.

A brilliant student with a CGPA said to be in the range of Second Class Upper Division, the native of Ile-Ife, Osun State had always wished to be an accomplished army officer.

He had applied for the Regular Combatant Course of the NDA in 2015 at 17, but did not make the list of the successful candidates. Undeterred by hard luck, promising Damilare reapplied for the programme a few months ago.

He was shortlisted on August 8, 2018 among the 10 selected candidates from Osun State for the 70 Regular Combatant Course, coincidentally at a time when he was rounding off his first degree project.

On Saturday, August 25, his father saw him off to Ikorodu Garage – some distance from their residence – beaming with joy that the first child of the family was about to embark on a journey to attain enviable ranks in the profession he had been nursing for years.

“He left Lagos for Kaduna that Saturday, a day after he concluded his project in school, and reported at the training camp on Monday, August 27,” the deceased’s father, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, told our correspondent.

Narrating Damilare’s journey through life, Oyedele said his death came to the family as a rude shock.



The father recalled, “He finished his secondary school education in 2014 and gained admission to UNILAG the same year to study Economics. He was just 20 years old. He just completed his project.

“When he wanted to leave for Kaduna that Saturday, I advised him to be a good ambassador of the family and prayed for him. He was an easy-going child. He had always wanted to be a soldier.

“In one of his pictures on Facebook, he edited the image of the late Gen. Murtala Muhammed in the N20 note and replaced it with his picture. That is to tell you the passion he had for the Force and how far he wanted to go.

“He had been showing interest in the army since 2011 when he was 13. It is so unfortunate that he could not accomplish his mission.

“The army sent some officers to us last Thursday to tell us about his death. They told us that he collapsed during a training session on Tuesday (August 28).”

Oyedele, a building material dealer, described his son’s death as devastating to the family, lamenting that they had invested so much hope in him. For years, the businessman would battle to get over the heartache of the irreparable loss.

A devout Christian, Damilare was fondly addressed as ‘Pastor Dammy,’ ‘one of the God’s Generals,’ ‘Woli agba,’ among other religious nomenclatures.

“There is no way I can forget him. He was my first child. He was very devoted in churches, both at the community and in his school. It is only God that can comfort me. He was a role model to his two siblings.

“He was a cool-headed person. If he was not reading, he was surfing the Internet, studying the Bible or helping his mother in her shop,” the father added in a hushed tone.

While Oyedele managed to control his emotion, his wife, was inconsolable, crying uncontrollably. She had passed out on hearing the sad news and did not regain consciousness until she was taken to a hospital.

The intensity of her wailing during an encounter with our correspondent six days after the incident showed that the family had, indeed, lost an illustrious son.

She said mournfully, “Won ti kan mi leyin okan (They have broken my canine). I learnt my son was beaten to death whereas the army told us he fell and died.

“I don’t want my son to die in vain. The military said he would be buried in Kaduna, but I don’t want my son to be buried there. They should bring his corpse to Lagos.”

Damilare’s younger brother, Moses, explained that his death was painful, noting that he died with many beautiful plans he had for the family.

“There were a lot of promises. He personally promised to be giving me N10,000 out of his salary every month,” he said.

Moses, who also claimed his brother died under questionable circumstances, urged the military authorities to conduct a postmortem on his corpse.

He added, “The military officers that came told us that he slumped and died. But some of his colleagues called and told us that he was beaten to death during ‘welcome home’ tradition at the camp. They said he was complaining that he was tired, but they did not leave him. The witnesses were afraid to speak out so that they would not run into trouble. We are going to take it up; we want to know the cause of his death.”

Meanwhile, friends of the deceased have paid glowing tributes to him on Facebook. One of his friends by the alias, Gallant Captain Whale, described Damilare as “his mentor.”

Whale wrote, “We love you but God loves you more. I won’t forget moments we spent together, my mentor right from school days. Even at death, you are brave. I love you brother from another mother. Rest in peace.”

To Okpewho Abednego Fikioghene, Damilare was “a leader” from whom he had learnt while they were in secondary school.

He said, “RIP, Damilare. You were the Asst. Head Boy, 2014 set; I was the Asst. Head Boy 2015 set. It was a privilege to learn from a leader like you. Live on; your legacy still remains.”

“It really touched me. Everyone said good (things) about you when you left. God loves you most brother. Rest in peace,” another friend, Its Ba Smith, wrote.

The Course Adviser of the deceased at UNILAG, Dr. Ayodele Shittu, said he was Damilare’s confidant, adding that he was in his office to bid him farewell to Kaduna for the training.

Shittu said, “He was very humble and respectful. Academically, he was very sound and he would be finishing with a very good 2:1 (Second Class Upper Division). He had completed his project.

“The news of his death was very shocking. He came to my office while he was leaving. He hardly hid anything from me. I will miss him.”

Efforts by Punchng correspondent to get the reaction of the NDA to the incident and the allegation raised by the family proved abortive.

When our correspondent contacted the the Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Jogn Agim, he directed him to one Major Yahaya, who said he was no longer the NDA spokesperson.

Yahaya gave Saturday PUNCH the phone number of one Major Abdullahi said to be the current spokesperson for the academy. But when contacted, the receiver said it was a wrong number.

https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/punchng.com/20-year-old-unilag-student-dies-at-nigerian-defence-academy-family-kicks/amp/

Don't they undergo medicals before they start training ni? Let an autopsy be carried out so the family can have closure.

Dwhyte:

Then your family wee now comma sue us again ba

How long is the beating training? I want to join the military.

Nwo35:
We still the winner. Will don't chance.. Bet with us today and testify tomorrow.. Boost ur account and see details below.. Sure odd
Call or whatsap

Lol, na man like you die for wetin he believed in, you dey here dey do small time scamming. Iranu

AlphaStyles:
lolz that one too dy nda na even that tear gas stuff dem dy do am for us military oboy if u no strong u go die between one week military no be beens oo

Ahhhh!so u be alpha team!? Lol...gallant gallant!!! Na we we ona don go osun rain forest?

BrokenCock:
Ahhhh!so u be alpha team!? Lol...gallant gallant!!! Na we we ona don go osun rain forest?

lolz no be us oo

Naija army is for strong ppl , buh other countries is for beautiful , handsome & intelligent boys and girls..

The similarity btw naija and international army training...is just UNIFORM

Why would any southern will want to serve in the northern republican force? A child of a common man?

[quote author=Olalan post=71004344]RIP to the young promising lad.
BTW this needs to be investigated,from the experience and reputation of military officers or recruits he just might have been accidentally killed but unfortunately nothing would come out of the investigations [/quos

Some things are not clear about this story.
1 You can't go for DSSC if you don't have NYSC, its part of the requirements.
2. If he decided to go to NDA as a cadet who just finished secondary school, it means they lied about his age and qualifications, why not allow the young lad to serve and applied for short service instead of starting afresh. Obviously a final year student writing Jamb related questions will pass.
3. Its unfortunate, the truth is 5% casualties is allowed during training and that's why the parents were made to sign coupled with medical certificate you will submit.
4. May God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

RIP

asawanathegreat:
RIP NDA is not for boys but for gallant men

when girls they there,i used to believe this,until girls were admitted and graduated successfully