Gun men today killed over 50 students of the\u00a0 College of Agriculture in Yobe state.<\/p>\n
Details of the attack are still sketchy but the provost of the college, Mulima Mata, confirmed the incident, which the News Agency of Nigeria said occurred early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The Yobe state command of the Nigeria police could however not be reached to confirm the incident.<\/p>\n
Residents believe the attack has the imprimatur of the extremist Boko Haram sect which has in the past three years slaughtered thousands of innocent Nigerians in attacks on schools, places of worship, media establishments and security installations.<\/p>\n
Academic activities only resumed last week in schools across Yobe state following 10 weeks of closure after the brazen attack by members of the violent sect on two secondary schools, which led to the death of 29 students and three teachers.<\/p>\n
The state government ordered the closure of all schools in the northeastern state after the attack by members of the sect on Government Secondary School, Mamudo.<\/p>\n
But Government Secondary School, Mamudo, remained closed for another two weeks for the conclusion of ongoing reconstruction work in the school, the state Commissioner of Education, Mohammed Lamin said.<\/p>\n
The Boko Haram sect had on Wednesday and Thursday murdered at least 27 persons in two separate attacks in the border towns of Borno State, government officials and security sources said.<\/p>\n
The Chairman of Gamboru-Ngala Local Government Area, Modu-Gana Sheriiff, told journalists that the 27 persons died when gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists attacked Fulatari and Kanumburi wards of the local government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first attack occurred about eleven o\u2019clock in the evening on Wednesday while the second was carried out last Thursday at about ten o\u2019clock in the evening,\u201d Mr. Sheriff said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the first attack, six people were killed and four others sustained injuries in Fulatari. While 21 people lost their lives in the second attack including the Village Head of Gamboru Lawan Ali Shettima, and two others sustaining bullet injuries and are now receiving treatment\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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