At least 17 people were reportedly killed in a gun battle and a bomb blast at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Kano State.
The police said 13 of the dead people were students, an infant and a lecturer were also among the victims. Two others were armed attackers. The terrorist attack left about 47 people injured.
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FCE Kano, one of the campuses. Photo: Facebook[/caption]
Police Commissioner Adenerele Shinaba said the attackers were shot dead by officers during a gun fight.
According to Vanguard, residents of the Kabuga area had reported hearing heavy gun fire between police and suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers at the premise of the Federal College of Education in the Kofar Kabuga area of the city.
The neighbourhood quickly became deserted, residents locked up their houses. Lecturers and visitors to the school scampered for safety. The terrorist attack affected business as well, as shop owners in hurriedly closed businesses.
Kano State police commissioner Adelere Shinaba said the gunmen, whom he described as “insurgents”, ran into the Federal College of Education after exchanging fire with police outside the grounds.
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Aftermath of the attack on the Federal College of Education, Kano. Photo: AFP[/caption]
“They were obviously suicide bombers. One of our officers shot at one of the gunmen and the explosives on him went off, killing him on the spot,” Shinaba told AFP. The explosion allegedly ripped through the campus at about 2.00pm.
Commissioner Shinaba further added: “Police recovered explosives and two Kalashnikov assault weapons.”
Reportedly, most of the victims at the northern teacher training college were in a lecture hall, where the two gunmen ran and opened fire on students.
One of the students who was having lunch nearby and asked not to be identified, said he saw the gunmen dressed in black and heard them shouting for all female students to lie face down.
“They were saying (in pidgin English), ‘No be you say Boko Haram no they exist’ (Is it not you who say Boko Haram doesn’t exist?),” the witness added.
BBC Africa also confirmed that at least 17 people died during the carnage.
The police said 13 of the dead people were students, an infant and a lecturer were also among the victims. Two others were armed attackers. The terrorist attack left about 47 people injured.
[caption id="attachment_2550" align="aligncenter" width="500"]
FCE Kano, one of the campuses. Photo: Facebook[/caption]Police Commissioner Adenerele Shinaba said the attackers were shot dead by officers during a gun fight.
According to Vanguard, residents of the Kabuga area had reported hearing heavy gun fire between police and suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers at the premise of the Federal College of Education in the Kofar Kabuga area of the city.
The neighbourhood quickly became deserted, residents locked up their houses. Lecturers and visitors to the school scampered for safety. The terrorist attack affected business as well, as shop owners in hurriedly closed businesses.
Kano State police commissioner Adelere Shinaba said the gunmen, whom he described as “insurgents”, ran into the Federal College of Education after exchanging fire with police outside the grounds.
[caption id="attachment_2552" align="aligncenter" width="412"]
Aftermath of the attack on the Federal College of Education, Kano. Photo: AFP[/caption]“They were obviously suicide bombers. One of our officers shot at one of the gunmen and the explosives on him went off, killing him on the spot,” Shinaba told AFP. The explosion allegedly ripped through the campus at about 2.00pm.
Commissioner Shinaba further added: “Police recovered explosives and two Kalashnikov assault weapons.”
Reportedly, most of the victims at the northern teacher training college were in a lecture hall, where the two gunmen ran and opened fire on students.
One of the students who was having lunch nearby and asked not to be identified, said he saw the gunmen dressed in black and heard them shouting for all female students to lie face down.
“They were saying (in pidgin English), ‘No be you say Boko Haram no they exist’ (Is it not you who say Boko Haram doesn’t exist?),” the witness added.
BBC Africa also confirmed that at least 17 people died during the carnage.
Eyewitness tells BBC at least 17 dead in attack on Federal College of Education in Kano,#Nigeria.
