KANO (AFP) – Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday
stormed a college dormitory in Nigeria’s conflict-
scarred northeast, firing on students as they
slept, the military told AFP, in the latest such
attack blamed on the Islamist insurgents.
Security forces were at the scene but details on
the number of dead and injured were not yet
available, area military spokesman Lazarus Eli
said.
The early morning assault targeted the College of
Agriculture in the town of Gujba in Yobe state, Eli
said.
It was carried out by “Boko Haram terrorists who
went into the school and opened fire on
students,” while they were sleeping, he added.
A police source, who requested anonymity, told
AFP that initial reports indicated the death toll
could be high but he was not prepared to discuss
figures.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from
the state capital of Damaturu.
Yobe has seen a series of brutal attacks targeting
students in recent months, all blamed on Boko
Haram.
The worst occurred in July in the town of
Mamudo, where the Islamists threw explosives
and sprayed gunfire into dormitories in the
middle of the night, killing 41 students.
The name Boko Haram means ‘Western education
is forbidden’ and the group has repeatedly
attacked schools, universities and colleges during
its four-year insurgency.
The military has described the spate of recent
school attacks as a sign of desperation by the
Islamists, claiming they only have the capacity to
hit soft targets.
The defence ministry has said that an offensive
launched against Boko Haram in mid-May has
decimated the group and scattered their fighters
across remote parts of the northeast.
While many of the recent attacks have occurred
in more remote areas, often targeting defenceless
civilians, the unchecked killing has cast doubt on
the success of the military’s campaign.
The northeast remains under a state of
emergency imposed on May 14.
Scores have been killed this month, including in
the northeastern town of Benisheik in Borno state,
where at least 142 people were slaughtered by
presumed Boko Haram fighters who came
disguised as soldiers, set up checkpoints and fired
on motorists and bystanders.
Some of the recent violence has targeted
vigilante groups which have formed to help the
military.
Boko Haram has said it is fighting to create an
Islamic state in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, but
the group is believed to made up of different
factions with varying aims.
A toll earlier this year said the conflict is estimated
to have cost more than 3,600 lives, including
killings by the security forces. The current figure
is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and top
oil producer.

Source: Vanguardnews

Completeguy: KANO (AFP) – Boko Haram gunmen on Sunday
stormed a college dormitory in Nigeria’s conflict-
scarred northeast, firing on students as they
slept, the military told AFP, in the latest such
attack blamed on the Islamist insurgents.
Security forces were at the scene but details on
the number of dead and injured were not yet
available, area military spokesman Lazarus Eli
said.
The early morning assault targeted the College of
Agriculture in the town of Gujba in Yobe state, Eli
said.
It was carried out by “Boko Haram terrorists who
went into the school and opened fire on
students,” while they were sleeping, he added.
A police source, who requested anonymity, told
AFP that initial reports indicated the death toll
could be high but he was not prepared to discuss
figures.
Gujba is roughly 30 kilometres (18 miles) from
the state capital of Damaturu.
Yobe has seen a series of brutal attacks targeting
students in recent months, all blamed on Boko
Haram.
The worst occurred in July in the town of
Mamudo, where the Islamists threw explosives
and sprayed gunfire into dormitories in the
middle of the night, killing 41 students.
The name Boko Haram means ‘Western education
is forbidden’ and the group has repeatedly
attacked schools, universities and colleges during
its four-year insurgency.
The military has described the spate of recent
school attacks as a sign of desperation by the
Islamists, claiming they only have the capacity to
hit soft targets.
The defence ministry has said that an offensive
launched against Boko Haram in mid-May has
decimated the group and scattered their fighters
across remote parts of the northeast.
While many of the recent attacks have occurred
in more remote areas, often targeting defenceless
civilians, the unchecked killing has cast doubt on
the success of the military’s campaign.
The northeast remains under a state of
emergency imposed on May 14.
Scores have been killed this month, including in
the northeastern town of Benisheik in Borno state,
where at least 142 people were slaughtered by
presumed Boko Haram fighters who came
disguised as soldiers, set up checkpoints and fired
on motorists and bystanders.
Some of the recent violence has targeted
vigilante groups which have formed to help the
military.
Boko Haram has said it is fighting to create an
Islamic state in Nigeria’s mainly Muslim north, but
the group is believed to made up of different
factions with varying aims.
A toll earlier this year said the conflict is estimated
to have cost more than 3,600 lives, including
killings by the security forces. The current figure
is likely much higher.
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and top
oil producer.

Source: Vanguardnews

Seriously,what is our military doing? You mean they can't sweet that town clean of BH? Poor students, may their gentle soul rest in peace.

Religion of boko haram, Jambs and pissss!
May their soul rest in peace