Gunmen attack school in Yobe, kill three students

The police command in Yobe says three students were killed when gunmen attacked Faudiya Islamic School in Geidam LGA of the state.

Dungus Abdulkarim, police spokesperson in the state, said the gunmen attacked the school at about 3:45 am on Friday.

Abdulkarim added that the gunmen invaded the school riding on about 10 motorcycles, wielding dangerous weapons.

He said the assailants initially intended to take four students into the forest but decided to kill them instead to avoid the burden.

He said one of the students who tried to escape sustained injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

“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.”