Gov. Kashim Shettima Mourns University of Maiduguri Bomb Victims

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima visited the scenes of suicide bombing in the University of Maiduguri earlier today.

He commiserated with the university community on the sad incident, especially the death of a professor of veterinary medicine, Aliyu Mani. The Governor called for stricter security within and around the university.

Meanwhile, the University of Maiduguri has suspended the ongoing first semester examinations for one day following the suicide bomb attacks that claimed the lives of four persons, including the professor.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Abubakar Njodi, said exams scheduled for Monday were suspended as the institution mourns those that died in the attack which left 15 other persons injured.

Mr. Njodi disclosed this when receiving His Excellency, Gov. Kashim Shettima, who led a delegation of the State Government on a condolence visit to the university.

“From the reports I have been receiving since morning, we have 15 people that have been taken to the hospital from the mosque where it happened. Two of those in the hospital are in critical conditions, of which one of them as I was made to understand is yet to be out of the operation theatre.

“We lost three persons; it was earlier reported to be two, but later the body of Professor Mani was discovered after others were taken to the hospital. That was why there were discrepancies in the figures”.

Apart from three people killed in the mosque bomb explosion, another suicide bomber was shot after which her explosive detonated killing her at another gate of the university, the police and the emergency agency, NEMA, have said.

Mr. Njodi said the university was lucky that the loss was not as colossal as it could have been had the second suicide bomber made her way to a populated area.

“The attackers were two”, he said. “One of them went to the mosque where he detonated his bomb and the other was spotted trying to scale the security before the bomb went off.

“So we have to suspend the exams today, because we could not have had a stable mind to go and write exams under this grieving condition.  We had to suspend the exams to allow even the security do all the necessary checks they may want to do.”

The chief security officer of the university, Yakubu Ibrahim, a retired army major, said the second suicide bomber, a teenage girl, was spotted near the 5th Gate of the University.

He said she was seen speaking to herself, and when she was asked to identify herself, she detonated her bomb and killed herself. He did not, like the police, however admit she was shot before the explosion.

Governor Shettima commended the management on the suspension of examinations as he also promised to rebuild the destroyed mosque.

“It is highly commendable that you have suspended the exams for a day. This would allow the security to comb the nooks and crannies of the university in order to avert further occurrence.” he said.

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2017/01/gov-kashim-shettima-mourns-university.html?m=1

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........ Northerners.. And insurgency...

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This country is just a mess. RIP to those that lost their lives. They woke up today not knowing they won't return home. Some people are heartless

Kokoro ton jefo?

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BUHARI CALL YOUR BOYS TO ORDER.

I hope he'll repeat that his speech of Maiduguri is now safer than Lagos. U guys re reaping wat u sowed sha

Na wa o

After destroying Sambisa, so these pple are still existing?? The indigenes should cooperate with the millitary to expose these killers

The person below me what's your say?

Rip to the dead smh

RIP to the dead.

Just accept that Boko Haram is still active so that the whole world will join hands to fight and defeat them. But useless propaganda and the urge to score cheap political points won't allow you. You keep celebrating their VIRTUAL defeat...

RIP to the dead and may Gof help us truly defeat them

Just accept that Boko Haram is still active so that the whole world will join hands to fight and defeat them. But useless propaganda and the urge to score cheap political points won't allow you. You keep celebrating their VIRTUAL defeat...

RIP to the dead and may God help us truly defeat them

Stop another terrorist grooming group now ( Fulani's herdsmen ) to avoid stories that touch like this.

soooooooooo

I thought he and people where pointing there ugly hands on God luck Jonathan

Oh Shetima.my shetima.u the governor of the most peaceful state in nigeria.even more peaceful than lagos.why art thou now weep.hav thy peace eluded thee.who was that that deceived thee.wake up dear shetima.the peace in ur state av long gone to eternal sleep or must av gone on a far long trip to LAGOS.

if der is 1 tin I like about dis man he is quick to show up in any location der is a bomb blast at least to show support but it will b better if he can do more together with pmb to stop dis evil. pmb has not done enough to stop dis carnage

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When will terrorism end?

The northerners should realize that even during their mosque Jumat prayers that those evil men could be in their mix.

They are now taking the war inside their own camp

Who cares ...they say they want Islamic State. ..and you want to force them to join zoo.. .just rubbish.. .give them their state.. .nobody wants one zoo again.. The time for zoo Nigeria to fall is now

No food, no money, hunger every were, the govt is already Bleep up, company's folding up nd sacking workers every weeks, people killing each other evry hours. God help us nd help me to over come all dis in 2017.
Our year of increase greatness

Why can't Buhari just resign honorably to bring succor to the suffering masses? Killings everyday, Hunger everywhere, confusion and scatter scatter in APC and nothing he is doing. Buhari head no correct I swear.

Kill all of them ...until zoo Nigeria falls