Mallam Saleh Ali, one of many dad and mom of the Faudiya Islamic faculty in Geidam, Yobe State, the place youngsters have been attacked and killed by suspected Boko Haram members, described the killings as barbaric and heartless.
Gunmen, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram insurgency group attacked the college within the early hours of Friday, killing three college students and injuring one.
The hoodlums, in keeping with the police, got here on motorbikes with AK-47 rifles, entered into the college and shot lifeless three, whereas one of many college students who obtained injured was taken to an undisclosed hospital the place he’s receiving remedy.
While mourning the lack of his little one, Ali referred to as on the authorities, particularly the police and military, to take motion and convey the perpetrators to justice.
Recounting the tragic occasion, Ali instructed Sunday PUNCH that the assault befell whereas the kids have been asleep of their rooms.
According to him, the gunmen forcibly introduced them out and shot three of them lifeless on the spot, injuring one who’s at present receiving remedy at Nguru Hospital.
Ali stated, “These youngsters usually go to highschool each Thursday of the week and sleep within the faculty. The report of their killings was reported the subsequent day, Friday, by folks of their neighborhood.
“We don’t know the killers. When the police and Army visited us to condole with us over the unhappy incident, they didn’t inform us who the killers have been. When we heard the unhappy information, we have been severely terrified.
“The faculty belongs to us (members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria or Shiites). The victims of the assault have been Ahmad AbdulRahman, Mohammed Saleh and Abdullahi Adamu.
“The fourth victim is Saleh Haruna who is now receiving treatment at a hospital. He was shot in the leg.”
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Mallam AbdulRahman, the daddy of late Ahmad, said that they (dad and mom) had entrusted the matter to God’s judgment, refusing to remark additional on the assault.
He criticised the federal government for failing to guard the lives and property of its residents, emphasising the pressing want for elevated safety measures to stop additional mindless killings.
“They have left every little thing within the fingers of God. The Almighty will certainly choose over this assault on our kids.
The Headmaster of Faudiya Islamic School, Mallam Kolo Mohammed, lamented the unprecedented nature of the incident of their 30 years of operation, calling for divine justice and expressing shock on the mindless violence.
“We have been working the college since 30 years. It’s unlucky {that a} scenario like that is taking place to us.
“We aren’t preventing anybody, we don’t have enemies. We are peace loving folks. Why ought to this occur to us. God Almighty will choose over this incident, insha Allah.
“We aren’t going to do something on this, the authorities; police and military, will know what to do on this matter. We have left every little thing within the fingers of the Creator.
The District Head of Barko and consultant of the Emir of Geidam, Zannah Nur, condemned the assault on Faudiya Islamic faculty, describing it as barbaric.
Nur urged the state authorities to take a decisive motion to cease the continuing lack of harmless lives.
“We have visited the houses of the deceased college students to supply our condolences on behalf of the Geidam Emirate and the folks of Geidam.
“As leaders, we will continue to engage with security forces and the state government to halt these senseless killings of our people,” he added.
Speaking on the incident, the spokesperson for the Yobe State Police Command, Dungus Abdulkarim, stated, “The suspected terrorists attacked the Islamic faculty on 10 bikes with AK-47 rifles and shot sporadically at 4:00am (on Thursday).
“The faculty belongs to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also called the Shiite.
“When we acquired a misery name, the police in Geidam rushed to the college and found that three college students have been killed with the injuring of each other.
“The injured student was taken to the Geidam Specialists Hospital for treatment.”
He confirmed that the scholars that have been killed have been Muhammadu Saleh, 22 years, Ahmed Abdulrahaman, 21, and Abdullahi Adamu, 21, whereas the hospitalised scholar is Sani Haruna, 25 years outdated.