Thursday, December 13, 2012

Gunmen kill five students, injure three in Borno



Five students of a secondary school in Borno State were killed yesterday when gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram attacked the school. Three of the students were also injured. Sources said the gunmen stormed the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Bama at about 2:00a.m yesterday:
“When the gunmen arrived the school at about 2:00a.m, the security guard alerted soldiers and policemen at the military post at the bridge. On reaching the dormitory, the gunmen fled through the perimetre fence and went to a nearby village, where they exchange gunfire with the security agents, which lasted for about one and half hours. Unknown to the soldiers, some of the gunmen, who rode on motorcycles had also entered the school dormitory and shot five students dead.
Three other girls were injured,” a resident disclosed. Bama is about 78 kilometres South East of Maiduguri, the state capital. It was in this town that the former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Zanna Malam Gana, was also assassinated in October. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Gideon Jibrin could not be reached at Press time for confirmation, but a police officer confirmed, even as he stated that no arrest was made
Sun

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