Tragedy struck at Faudiya Islamic School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State as gunmen attacked the institution, killing three students.
According to Dungus Abdulkarim, police spokesperson in Yobe, the assault occurred at approximately 3:45 am on Friday.
The gunmen, armed with dangerous weapons, arrived on about 10 motorcycles, storming the school premises.
Initially, the assailants planned to abduct four students, but instead chose to kill them to avoid the burden of taking them into the forest.
One student who attempted to escape suffered injuries and is currently receiving hospital treatment.
According to The Cable, Abdulkarim said, “It is confirmed, the divisional police headquarters at Geidam received the report this morning by a certain individual that there was an attack on a particular school,”
“We mobilised our men, and they went there and evacuated three dead persons and one with a bullet wound and was admitted to the hospital.
“The attackers came on a motorcycle, about 10 of them, carrying deadly arms such as AK-47 rifles and other items.
“They entered the school and took four of the students and killed three instantly and injured one person.
“The information we received from one of the injured persons was that the attackers invaded and told them they were there to abduct them to the forest and kill them, but they did not want to carry any load; in that regard, ‘we will just kill you here’.
“We are still investigating to find out the perpetrators and why the attack on the school.
“The attack occurred at exactly 3:45 to 4:00 am today. The school is a day and boarding school. There is a quarter in the school.”
