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- Soldiers kill nine terrorists in Kaduna shootout
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists struck afresh yesterday in Yobe State, attacking an Islamic school boarding facility where they dragged out three students from bed and shot them dead.
One other was wounded.
Simultaneously, soldiers killed nine suspected terrorists during an encounter in Kampani Doka and Rifigoro communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Attacked by Boko Haram yesterday was Faudiya School in Geidam Local Government Area about 180 kilometres from Damaturu,the state capital.
The school is owned by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiia sect.
The victims were named as Muhammadu Saleh (22 years), Ahmed Abdulrahman (21) and Abdullahi Adamu (21).
Sani Haruna (25) who was wounded is currently receiving medical treatment.
Police spokesman in the state , Dungus Abdulkarim, a deputy superintendent of police, confirmed the attack.
His words: “It is confirmed, the divisional police headquarters at Geidam received the report this morning by a certain individual that there was an attack on a particular school,” Abdulkarim told TheCable.
“We mobilised our men, and they went there and evacuated three dead persons and one with a bullet wound and was admitted to the hospital.
“The attackers came on a motorcycle, about 10 of them, carrying deadly arms such as AK-47 rifles and other items.
“They entered the school and took four of the students and killed three instantly and injured one person.
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