Gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Terrorist group, on Friday launched an attack on Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State and killed several students.
According to reports, the gunmen invaded the school located in Hausari quarters in Geidam LGA around 3:44am, on Friday while the students were sleeping. They then matched the students outside and shot them.
The school belongs to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiia sect in Nigeria.
An Eye witness who choose to remain anonymous gave his statement saying, “They (gunmen) attacked the school when these youth were asleep and brought them outside and shot them dead.
“There is tension and concern in the town after this incident. People are terrified over this unfortunate incident,” the source said.
Another source from the vigilantes’ command claimed that three members of the 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.
The Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Police Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the attack, but did not give further details.
