Students at the Faudiya School in Yobe State’s Geidam Local Government Area have reportedly been killed by gunmen who are thought to be terrorists from Boko Haram, according to Daily Trust. The institution is purportedly affiliated with Nigeria’s Shiia sect, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Sources said the attackers invaded Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA at about 3:44 a.m. on Friday when the victims were fast asleep.
A source said,“They (gunmen) attacked the school when these youth were asleep and brought them outside and shot them dead,” adding that the incident has created fear and tension in the town.
Another source, who is from the vigilantes group in the area, told a Daily Trust reporter that the terrorists killed three students of the school, adding that that person who attempted to escape sustained injuries and was being hospitalized.
Meanwhile, the Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident but did not give details.
However, the Assistant Director of Public Relations Unit, Operation Lafiya Dole Sector 2, Damaturu, Captain Shehu Muhammad, promised to contact Daily Trust after getting details about the incident.
