Gunmen Massacre 40 Students in Adamawa

Not less than 40 students of the Adamawa State University, the Federal Polytechnic and the School of Health Technology, all in Mubi, Adamawa State have been killed in a midnight attack by gunmen in Mubi. Some residents put the number of victims at 35 persons while others said 26 students were killed. The incident happened at about 10pm on Monday at Wuro Fatuje, a popular off campus hostel housing students from the three tertiary institutions.

A source at the Federal Polytechnic Mubi said “the gunmen invaded the off campus hostel on Monday night and took advantage of the down pour to unleash terror. And that the gunmen shot at irregular intervals for hours, adding that this left many students dead, and 26 students were confirmed killed on the spot, while totals of others were injured, with many of them on danger list.” 

According to the police, they said the Killers called out the names of the student victims before killing them. And that the assailants shot and killed 19 students in an off-campus student housing area, and six other persons including a security guard, a retired soldier and other persons who were not students. Adamawa State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Ibrahim, in a phone interview with an online publication said 15 students sustained serious injuries and have been hospitalized.

However, the crisis in Mubi is suspected to have been fuelled by campus politics after an election at the Federal Polytechnic.