Students Shot Dead In Yobe School

• The assailants stormed the Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA

Students were killed at Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area, Yobe State, by gunmen suspected of being Boko Haram insurgents.

Faudiya School is affiliated with the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shia sect in Nigeria.

According to sources, the assailants stormed the Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA around 3:44am on Friday.

According to a source, the gunmen targeted the victims while they were sleeping.

“The incident occurred at around 3:44 am, when the gunmen invaded Faudiya School a well known Shiite school in Geidam.”

“They (gunmen) attacked the school while the students were sleeping, dragged them outside, and shot them dead.

“The town is filled with tension and concern following this incident. “People are terrified by this unfortunate incident,” he said.

Another source from the vigilantes command told our reporter that three members of Shiia sect were killed while one sustained injuries.

“We don’t know who they (gunmen) are but, all we knew is that they killed three students in the school. One person who tried to escape during the incident was injured and he has been hospitalized,” He said.

When contacted, Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the incident but did not give details.

But Captain Shehu Muhammad, Assistant Director Public Relations Unit, Operation Lafiya Dole Sector 2 Damaturu, promised to contact our after getting details.