The
death toll at the College of
Agriculure, Gujba ,Yobe State has risen to 78. At least 50 of them were
students who were attacked in the early hours of yesterday morning as
they slept in their hostel. Some were shot, others were butchered with
swords and knives. The gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram sect members later moved to houses around the hostel, killing residents they find. Then they blocked the Damaturu-Maiduguri
road and killed travellers. So far, 78 bodies have been counted, with many more people still unaccounted for. A student of the college who survived the massacre explained what happened...
