Gunmen kill dozens of students in Nigeria
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Suspected">Suspected</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="extremists">extremists</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="gunning">gunning</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dormitories">dormitories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="torching">torching</span> <span word="classrooms">classrooms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="provost">provost</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 50 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="Gujba">Gujba</span>, <span word="Provost">Provost</span> <span word="Molima">Molima</span> <span word="Idi">Idi</span> <span word="Mato">Mato</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yobe">Yobe</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="sect">sect</span> <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="insurgency">insurgency</span>. <span word="Boko">Boko</span> <span word="Haram">Haram</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spinoff">spinoff</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>-<span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="Ansaru">Ansaru</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="exporter">exporter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hostels">hostels</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="Mato">Mato</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span>.</p><p><span word="Abdullahi">Abdullahi</span> <span word="Garba">Garba</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="recounted">recounted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="sporadically">sporadically</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Surviving">Surviving</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="fleeing">fleeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="premises">premises</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gunmen">gunmen</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nigerian">Nigerian</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> 42 <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> 18 <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Damaturu">Damaturu</span> <span word="Specialist">Specialist</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>.</p>
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