Suspected Boko Haram terrorists struck afresh yesterday in Yobe State, attacking an Islamic school boarding facility where they dragged out three students from bed and shot them dead.
One other was wounded.
Simultaneously, soldiers killed nine suspected terrorists during an encounter in Kampani Doka and Rifigoro communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Attacked by Boko Haram yesterday was Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area about 180 kilometres from Damaturu,the state capital.
The school is owned by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiia sect.
The victims were named as Muhammadu Saleh (22 years), Ahmed Abdulrahman (21) and Abdullahi Adamu (21).
Sani Haruna (25) who was wounded is currently receiving medical treatment.
Police spokesman in the state , Dungus Abdulkarim, a deputy superintendent of police, confirmed the attack.
His words: “It is confirmed, the divisional police headquarters at Geidam received the report this morning by a certain individual that there was an attack on a particular school,” Abdulkarim told TheCable.
“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.
“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.”
Boko Haram has repeatedly attacked educational institutions especially western-oriented schools in Borno and Yobe states.
On February 25, 2014, they invaded Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in Yobe State killing 59 boys and setting fire on 24 buildings in the school compound.
The attack came overnight when students were in their dormitories.
Two months later, precisely on the night of April 14-15,the terrorists invaded the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State and abducted over 250 girls.
Many of the girls are yet to be found although some have managed to either escape or rescued by troops after years in captivity.
Some of the rescued girls said they were married out to fighters of Boko Haram and bore them children.
Amina Ali, one of the missing girls , was found in May 2016. She said six of the girls had died.
Soldiers kill nine terrorists in Kaduna shootout
However, nine other suspected terrorists operating in Kampani Doka and Rifigoro communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State ran out of luck after engaging soldiers in a shootout.
They were all gunned down.
The soldiers were on offensive operations in the terrorists’ stronghold near Kampani Doka when the confrontation ensued.
“In a shootout that lasted for hours, the gallant troops subdued the criminal elements with superior firepower, thereby neutralising seven of the terrorists,” the army said.
“The troops recovered three AK-47 rifles, eight AK-47 magazines (four fully loaded with 120 rounds of 7.62mm Special), a magazine carrier and motorcycles.
“Other items include three mobile cell phones, two Baofeng communication radios, and three pairs of civil clothes,’’ it said.
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