Over 40
students from the Federal Polytechnic, School of Health Technology and Adamawa
State University, all in Mubi, Adamawa State, have been killed by unidentified
gunmen
The horrible
incident happened on Monday night. While some people claimed the students were
beheaded, others insisted they were shot.
The reasons
for the massacre of these victims are not clear, but it was gathered that the
killing happened on the night of the 52nd Independent anniversary of the
country, at about 10:00pm, just as some people were still celebrating and thanking God for keeping them alive to
witness Nigeria 52nd birthday.
The
shooters, who were suspected to be Boko
Haram members, were said to have stormed into the school hostels, and just
opened fire on the defenseless students.
It is heard
that over 40 students were killed, with many sustaining injuries. It is also
gathered that many of the wounded are presently in hospitals, battling to stay
alive.
The dead had
been taken to the Mubi General Hospital.
The incident
came barely a week after the Joint Military Task Force recorded a major
breakthrough arresting over 156 suspected terrorists and discovering a local
bomb manufacturing factory as well as cache of arms and ammunition.
Since the
major breakthrough, a 24 hour curfew has been imposed on Mubi and its environs.
The Brigade
Commander of 23 Armoured Brigade, Yola, Brigadier General John Nwoaga, the
State commissioner of Police, Mr. Geoffrey
Okereke, the Director of State Security Service,
SSS and other Service Commanders have relocated to Mubi for on the spot
assessment of the insecurity problem.
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