Kano school attack: 15 killed, 34 injured
A student looks over at the damage to a lecture hall at the Federal College of Education in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, on September 17, 2014, following an attack by Boko Haram gunmen who stormed the lecture hall opening fire on students, killing 13 and injuring 34. One attacker was shot dead by police and another died after an explosive belt he was wearing detonated, according to the police.
An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, thrown into a lecture hall at the Federal College of Education, Kano, yesterday, claimed the lives of 15 students while 34 others sustained injuries.
According to an eyewitness, lecture was going on when two terrorists walked in and threw two objects that exploded within seconds. The blast was accompanied by sporadic gun shots as some of the gunmen, who were stationed outside the lecture hall,opened fire on some of the students who tried to escape from the scene.
The incident that occurred around 2.00pm at the school’s new site located at Gadon Kaya triggered pandemonium as students, lecturers and visitors to the school scampered for safety.
Also in the neighbourhood, residents locked up their houses, while shop owners in the vicinity hurriedly closed businesses as confusion reigned.
The prompt response of security agents at the nearest check point however saved the day as they engaged the gunmen and shot two of them to death.
Addressing newsmen at the scene of the incident, the Kano Commissioner of Police, Adenrele Shinaba confirmed that “15 died, while 34 were injured”.
Shinaba disclosed that two among the dead were the attackers gunned down by his men in an exchange of fire, explaining that those injured have been taken to a government hospital in the city.
The police boss said: “We have recovered two AK-47 assault rifles from the assailants”, pointing out that the command has launched a massive manhunt to track down other fleeing suspects.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the people of Kano State and all Nigerians that the Federal Government was doing everything possible to increase the capacity of the nation’s security services to prevent attacks on innocent citizens by terrorists.
Jonathan condoles with victims’ families
In a statement on the attack on students, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati quoted the president as commiserating with the families of those who lost their lives while praying for the quick recovery of those who sustained injuries.
The statement read in part: “President Jonathan commiserates with citizens and residents of Kano State on the loss of lives during the attack by terrorists on the Federal College of Education, Kano.
“President Jonathan’s sympathies and best wishes for a speedy recovery are also with all those who suffered injuries in the dastardly attack.
“The President commends the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force who took prompt action to confront the attackers and minimize resultant casualties.
“He urges them to be even more alert and proactive in the future to stop terrorist attacks in Kano and other parts of the country.
“President Jonathan reassures the people of Kano and all Nigerians that the Federal Government continues to do all within its powers to further enhance the ability of the Police, Armed Forces and other security agencies to prosecute the war against terrorism to a successful conclusion and provide greater security of lives and property across the country”.
Fulani gunmen kill 32 in Kaduna villages
Also, after what looks like a brief respite, suspected Fulani gunmen have again attacked three communities in Sanga Local Government Area, in the Southern part of Kaduna State, killing 32 villagers, after killing a soldier and injuring four other soldiers in an ambush. This was disclosed by Mr Bezard Wuyah, National President, Ninzom Development Youths, NPY.
Spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, DSP, Amuni Lawan, who confirmed the attack, however said he was yet to get the full brief of the latest incident at press time.
Speaking to Vanguard on phone, Bezard said: “We heard before now that Fulanis were planning to attack us again. They came last night around 1am, and attacked Fadan Karshi, Karshi Daji and Unguwan Ganye which were close to one another in Sanga LGA.
“They first ambushed a military patrol van that was crossing a bridge from Fadan Karshi to Karshi Daji. They fired at the soldiers and killed one, and four were injured. But the soldiers repelled the attacks. The Fulani men then moved in three groups. One went to Fadan Karshi, where they killed 12 people, burnt down 20 houses and injured scores. They moved to Karshi Daji, killed 20 people and burnt down several houses. Those that attacked Unguwan Ganye are still in the place, so we can not tell you the casualty figure now. But among those killed in Fadan Karshi was the wife of a very respectable retired clergyman, Rev. Jacob Aku. His wife was burnt to ashes in the attack.”
“We need serious protection and security from our government or we will be forced to protect ourselves”, he said.
It will be recalled that in June there was relentless assault for a week in which not less than 160 villagers in seven Ninzom villages, in Sanga Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna state were killed, and some of the villages razed.
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student looks over at the damage to a lecture hall at the Federal
College of Education in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, on September
17, 2014, following an attack by Boko Haram gunmen who stormed the
lecture hall opening fire on students, killing 13 and injuring 34. One
attacker was shot dead by police and another died after an explosive
belt he was wearing detonated, according to the police. AFP PHOTO
By AbdulSalam Muhammed
An
Improvised Explosive Device, IED, thrown into a lecture hall at the
Federal College of Education, Kano, yesterday, claimed the lives of 15
students while 34 others sustained injuries.
According to an
eyewitness, lecture was going on when two terrorists walked in and threw
two objects that exploded within seconds. The blast was accompanied by
sporadic gun shots as some of the gunmen, who were stationed outside
the lecture hall,opened fire on some of the students who tried to escape
from the scene.
The incident that occurred around 2.00pm at the
school’s new site located at Gadon Kaya triggered pandemonium as
students, lecturers and visitors to the school scampered for safety.
Also
in the neighbourhood, residents locked up their houses, while shop
owners in the vicinity hurriedly closed businesses as confusion reigned.
The
prompt response of security agents at the nearest check point however
saved the day as they engaged the gunmen and shot two of them to death.
Addressing
newsmen at the scene of the incident, the Kano Commissioner of Police,
Adenrele Shinaba confirmed that “15 died, while 34 were injured”.
Shinaba
disclosed that two among the dead were the attackers gunned down by his
men in an exchange of fire, explaining that those injured have been
taken to a government hospital in the city.
The police boss said:
“We have recovered two AK-47 assault rifles from the assailants”,
pointing out that the command has launched a massive manhunt to track
down other fleeing suspects.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck
Jonathan has assured the people of Kano State and all Nigerians that the
Federal Government was doing everything possible to increase the
capacity of the nation’s security services to prevent attacks on
innocent citizens by terrorists.
Jonathan condoles with victims’ families
In
a statement on the attack on students, the Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati quoted the president
as commiserating with the families of those who lost their lives while
praying for the quick recovery of those who sustained injuries.
The
statement read in part: “President Jonathan commiserates with citizens
and residents of Kano State on the loss of lives during the attack by
terrorists on the Federal College of Education, Kano.
“President
Jonathan’s sympathies and best wishes for a speedy recovery are also
with all those who suffered injuries in the dastardly attack.
“The
President commends the officers and men of the Nigerian Police Force
who took prompt action to confront the attackers and minimize resultant
casualties.
“He urges them to be even more alert and proactive in
the future to stop terrorist attacks in Kano and other parts of the
country.
“President Jonathan reassures the people of Kano and all
Nigerians that the Federal Government continues to do all within its
powers to further enhance the ability of the Police, Armed Forces and
other security agencies to prosecute the war against terrorism to a
successful conclusion and provide greater security of lives and property
across the country”.
Fulani gunmen kill 32 in Kaduna villages
Also,
after what looks like a brief respite, suspected Fulani gunmen have
again attacked three communities in Sanga Local Government Area, in the
Southern part of Kaduna State, killing 32 villagers, after killing a
soldier and injuring four other soldiers in an ambush. This was
disclosed by Mr Bezard Wuyah, National President, Ninzom Development
Youths, NPY.
Spokesman of Kaduna State Police Command, DSP, Amuni
Lawan, who confirmed the attack, however said he was yet to get the
full brief of the latest incident at press time.
Speaking to Vanguard on
phone, Bezard said: “We heard before now that Fulanis were planning to
attack us again. They came last night around 1am, and attacked Fadan
Karshi, Karshi Daji and Unguwan Ganye which were close to one another in
Sanga LGA.
“They first ambushed a military patrol van that was
crossing a bridge from Fadan Karshi to Karshi Daji. They fired at the
soldiers and killed one, and four were injured. But the soldiers
repelled the attacks. The Fulani men then moved in three groups. One
went to Fadan Karshi, where they killed 12 people, burnt down 20 houses
and injured scores. They moved to Karshi Daji, killed 20 people and
burnt down several houses. Those that attacked Unguwan Ganye are still
in the place, so we can not tell you the casualty figure now. But among
those killed in Fadan Karshi was the wife of a very respectable retired
clergyman, Rev. Jacob Aku. His wife was burnt to ashes in the attack.”
“We need serious protection and security from our government or we will be forced to protect ourselves”, he said.
It
will be recalled that in June there was relentless assault for a week
in which not less than 160 villagers in seven Ninzom villages, in Sanga
Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna state were killed, and some of
the villages razed.
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