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Students Killed at Nigerian School Students Are Killed at Nigerian College
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POTISKUM, Nigeria — A college provost said Sunday that gunmen, believed to be Islamic militants, shot students as they slept, killing as many as 50 in an early-morning attack in northeast Nigeria. POTISKUM, Nigeria — Gunmen believed to be Islamic militants shot and killed as many as 50 college students as they slept, in an early-morning attack in northeast Nigeria, a provost said on Sunday.
The provost, Molima Idi Mato of the Yobe state College of Agriculture, said the gunmen also burned classrooms in the attack at about 1 a.m. Sunday in rural Gujba. The college is about 25 miles from the scene of similar school attacks around Damaturu. The provost, Molima Idi Mato of the Yobe state College of Agriculture, said the gunmen also burned classrooms in the attack, which occured about 1 a.m. Sunday in rural Gujba. The college is about 25 miles from the site of similar school assaults around Damaturu.
Mr. Mato said security forces were still recovering bodies so he could not give an exact death toll. He said about 1,000 students have fled. Mr. Mato said security forces were still recovering bodies, so he could not give an exact death toll. He said about 1,000 students had fled.
Northeast Nigeria is in a military state of emergency against an Islamic uprising prosecuted by Boko Haram militants who have killed hundreds of civilians in their quest for an Islamic state. Northeast Nigeria is in a military state of emergency against an Islamic uprising involving Boko Haram militants, who have killed hundreds of civilians in their quest for an Islamic state.