At least 15 students of the Federal College of Education, Kano, were
killed in a suicide bomb attack in the institution on Wednesday, while
34 others were seriously injured.
The Nation gathered that some people suspected to be terrorists had
scaled the fence into the institution and started shooting randomly
before two suicide bombers entered one of the classrooms in the college.
One of the suicide bombers detonated the bomb which consumed him and killed the students. The other bomber went into the premises of the school and set himself
ablaze, but nobody was killed or injured as the students had already
scampered to safety.
The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Aderenle Shinaba, who was at
the scene of the incident, confirmed that 15 student were killed, while
34 others were seriously injured.
He said, “At about 1:30pm on Wednesday, some unidentified people
climbed the fence of the Federal College of Education, Kano, and jumped
into the school premises, where they started shooting sporadically to
scare the students. Eventually one of the two suicide bombers gained
entrance into one of the classrooms and set himself ablaze, killing 15
of the students and wounded 34 of them.
“The other suicide bomber went to an open space where he set himself
ablaze, but most of the students have scampered to safety and nobody was
injured. Only the suicide bomber died. “
He disclosed that two AK 47 rifles were recovered from the scene.
- TheNation
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