Boko Haram Islamists killed 43 pupils on Tuesday when they attacked the Federal Government College in Buni Yadi, Yobe State.
It was reported that the fierce Islamists arrived at the college at about 2am in 11 Hilux vans when the pupils were already asleep in their hostels.
It was gathered that the Insurgents set locked hostels on fire while the pupils were asleep, before shooting and slitting the throats of those who tried to climb out of the windows. Some were burnt alive.
A senior medical source at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital in Damaturu, said that bodies of 43 pupils had been counted.
“So far, 43 bodies have been brought (from the college) and are lying at the morgue,” said the source, who requested anonymity as he was not authorised to discuss death toll.
Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with the relatives of the victims and has assured the masses of restoring security in the country.
Jonathan during the presidential media chat also on Monday, flayed the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, for saying that Boko Haram members were better equipped and motivated than the Nigerian troops deployed to flush them out from the North-East.
He had defended the military’s record, saying it had recorded some successes against Boko Haram.
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