Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Friday, attacked an Islamic school in Yobe State, killing three students and injuring one other.
The attack occurred at Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area, owned by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiia sect.
The victims were identified as Muhammadu Saleh (22), Ahmed Abdulrahman (21), and Abdullahi Adamu (21), while Sani Haruna (25) was wounded and is receiving medical treatment.
The state Police spokesperson, Dungus Abdulkarim, said the divisional police headquarters at Geidam received the report of the incident.
He added that, “We mobilised our men, and they went there and evacuated three dead persons and one with a bullet wound and was admitted to the hospital.
“The attackers came on a motorcycle, about 10 of them, carrying deadly arms such as AK-47 rifles and other items. They entered the school and took four of the students and killed three instantly and injured one person.”
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Abdulkarim continued, “The information we received from one of the injured persons was that the attackers invaded and told them they were there to abduct them to the forest and kill them, but they did not want to carry any load; in that regard, ‘we will just kill you here’.
“We are still investigating to find out the perpetrators and why the attack on the school. The attack occurred at exactly 3:45 to 4:00 am today. The school is a day and boarding school. There is a quarter in the school.”
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