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| Gunmen have opened fire on students in a college in the north-east Nigerian city of Mubi, killing and wounding an unknown number, emergency services have said. | |
| The attack took place on Tuesday at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa state which, like much of the north, been targeted by Islamist insurgents. | The attack took place on Tuesday at Federal Polytechnic Mubi in Adamawa state which, like much of the north, been targeted by Islamist insurgents. |
| "Definitely there are casualties but we don't yet know how many dead or injured," said the spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency, Yushua Shuaib. | "Definitely there are casualties but we don't yet know how many dead or injured," said the spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency, Yushua Shuaib. |
| The Boko Haram Islamist sect, which usually targets politicians or security forces, has also attacked students in the past and has cells in Adamawa. | The Boko Haram Islamist sect, which usually targets politicians or security forces, has also attacked students in the past and has cells in Adamawa. |
| Shuaib said it was not clear if the attack was carried out by Boko Haram or if it was related to a dispute between rival political groups at the college. | Shuaib said it was not clear if the attack was carried out by Boko Haram or if it was related to a dispute between rival political groups at the college. |