It was another sad day for Yobe people when not less than 29 students and a teacher were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants that attacked a boarding Government Secondary School in Mamudo town on Friday. Fleeing residents disclosed the unfortunate incident to DailyPost on Saturday.
The Boko Haram militants were said to have invaded the school on Friday night and shot sporadically,killing over 29 people and leaving many other students in critical condition, having sustained gun shot injuries.
The attackers simultaneously burnt down parts of the School. Some injured students have already been rushed to the General Hospital, Potiskum, a distance of about 15 Kilometres away from Mamudo town.
According to a fleeing resident, Bala Mamudo who lost 3 of his brother’s children in the merciless attack, ” it is in indeed very sad that I lost three of my brother’s children in the attack carried out by the unknown gunmen.
“We are really terrified by the unwarranted killing. Many residents in Potiskum town where I reside are in serious mourning mood because many residents are affected by the attack. It is shocking that the Boko Haram terrorists could attack a public school, killing about 29 students and a teacher. It is sad and everybody is scared now. ” Mamudo said.
Mamudo who spoke while on his way from Yobe State to convey the sad news to his brother via telephone in a neighbouring town where there is telephone network, said he was at the Potiskum General Hospital where he, alongside other sympathisers counted 27 dead bodies, including 26 students and a teacher.
” I just left the Potiskum General Hospital about an hour ago. We counted 26 bodies of students and one teacher.
“Right now I don’t want to talk much because I am on my way to relate the message to my brother so we can make proper burial arrangement” DailyPost has gathered that the residents of Potiskum town, especially the affected parents, guardians as well as sympathisers had thronged to the Potiskum General Hospital to see the remains of the students and the injured.
Efforts to get confirmation from the government and security operatives have proved abortive as telecommunication has remained grounded for over one month, a military strategy aimed at tracking down the dreaded militants.
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