Many Students Killed as Boko Haram Attacks College of Agriculture, Yobe

An undetermined number of students have been
killed in a fresh attack by terrorist group,
Boko Haram, in Yobe State.

According to reports, the militants attacked
the College of Agriculture Gujba, which is
located 50 km south of Damaturu, the state
capital Saturday night, killing several
students in the process.

A staff of the school, who confirmed the
incident, said several dead bodies are still
being recovered from bushes, hostels and
classes in and around the school as scores
were killed in the attack.

The source also revealed that surviving
students are at the moment making efforts to
reunite with their families in fear of
further attacks by the insurgents.

The security agencies are yet to confirm the
incident.

This is the latest in a string of attacks by
the sect on schools in the area.

In July the national and indeed the whole world was mortified when suspected Boko Haram sect members killed 41 students and a teacher at Government Secondary School, Mamudo.

Reacting then, the United Nation's children's fund (UNICEF) called for everyone to condemn the attack, noting that by their count 48 students and seven teachers had been killed since June 16, when Boko Haram said they would target youths.

"We have established that the youth in Borno
and Yobe states are now against our course,"
Boko Haram spokesman, Abu Zinnira, said in a
statement ahead of the sect's change in modus operandi.

"They have connived with security operatives
and are actively supporting the government of Nigeria in its war against us. We have also resolved to fight back."

More details soon…