Unidentified gunmen have invaded a place in Mubi Adamawa
state close to the Federal Polytechnic killing several students in an
off-campus accommodation.
Emergency workers said they have mobilized several agencies
to the area to carry out search and rescue operation.
The attack reportedly took place on Monday night at Wuro
Patuji, an area with lots off –campus apartment housing for students of the
polytechnic.
Though some residents put the number of victims at 35 persons,
unconfirmed reports say the number of those who have lost their lives is over
40.
The dead and injured
persons are mostly students of the polytechnic.
The school have not issued any official reaction to the
attack.
It would be recalled that residents of Mubi have reeling
from the imposition of a dusk to dawn curfew as security agents comb the town
and surrounding locations for terrorists believed to be hiding in the area.
Mubi is one of the suspected hiding spots for Islamist
extremists whose bomb attacks on churches, public places and Northern
bureaucrats as well as political figures have besieged Nigeria’s north-east
region.
A source who is a security agent disclosed that Mubi had
been plagued by serial killings in the past one week. “These killings and other
nefarious activities imminently prove that some terrorists are indeed hiding
out in the area,” said the source.
He revealed that security agents received intelligence
reports that necessitated the current sweeping search operations in the area.
One resident of Mubi reported that sporadic gunshots were heard in the town,
forcing people to remain home.
Another resident described a frenzied atmosphere in the
town, adding that he and his neighbors steered clear of streets for fear of the
unknown.
Neither the state government nor the military command has issued
an official statement disclosing the reasons for the curfew.
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