Suspected Islamic militants have gunned
down students as they slept and killed as
many as 50 in an early-morning attack in
north-eastern Nigeria.

Molima Idi Mato, provost of the Yobe state
College of Agriculture said the gunmen also
torched classrooms in the attack at about
1am on Sunday in rural Gujba.
The college is about 40km (25 miles) from the
scene of similar school attacks around
Damaturu town.

He said security forces are still recovering
bodies so he could not give an exact death
toll. He said about 1,000 students have fled.
North-eastern Nigeria is in a military state of
emergency against an uprising by Boko
Haram militants who have killed hundreds of
civilians in their quest for an Islamic state.


www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/nigeria-students-killed-attack-college