At least 25 students of the Federal
Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State
have been killed by unknown
gunmen for reasons yet to be
ascertained. According to police
sources, the gunmen went into
hostels used by students, and killed
at least 25 people. According to
other sources, the attack happened
at a student hostel away from the
Federal Polytechnic Mubi campus,
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However, a recent raid on Mubi by
the military had uncovered a large
arsenal of weapons and ammunition,
with many suspects rounded up. It is
suspected that this raid, in which the
JTF claimed the Boko Haram militant
group members were arrested, could
be the reason behind the attack on
the hostels.
According to a lecturer who spoke to
the BBC, more than 40 students had
been killed but there has been no
official comment. The lecturer, who
did not want his name to be used,
told the BBC’s Hausa service that
men in military uniform asked the
students to line up and then say
their names. Some were then shot
dead and others stabbed with
knives, and their bodies left in lines
outside the buildings.
The lecturer says it is not clear why
some were killed and others spared –
some of those killed were Muslims
and others Christians. The lecturer
added that students were now
leaving the town, many with tree
branches over their cars – a
traditional sign of neutrality in
Nigeria, “Everybody is scared.” Other
residents of Mubi say they heard
gunfire for about two hours during
the night and that those living near
the hostel were also targeted.
Meanwhile, the authorities have
imposed an indefinite curfew in the
town and ordered residents to stay
indoors.
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