Our condolences to the families and friends of the students massacred at Nigeria college

[sharon sanders]

In these acts of man's inhumanity to man it is hard to ascertain what happened before any investigation has taken place.

But one thing is clear. 50+ college students were killed as they slept.

Students massacred in Nigeria attack
Raid on college dormitory in Gujba in Yobe state is latest in a series of violent incidents blamed on Boko Haram.
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2013 19:36

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/09/gunmen-storm-nigerian-college-201392910646471222.html

 

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Re: Our condolences to the families and friends of the students massacred at Nigeria college

Militants Blamed After Dozens Killed at Nigerian College

Associated Press
By ADAM NOSSITER
Published: September 29, 2013
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The attackers drove into the campus of the Yobe State College of Agriculture, in a rural area just south of Damaturu, the state capital, survivors said. A student, Musa Aliyu, 21, said on Sunday that the attackers had entered the college?s dormitories as students slept, and then opened fire randomly in the darkness.
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There was little security at the agricultural college, survivors said, and the attack took students and teachers by surprise. ?The sound of sporadic shootings woke us up,? Mr. Aliyu said. ?I escaped, by the grace of God, but about 15 of my friends are dead.?
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Afterward, the mortuary in Damaturu, a dusty town on the highway between Kano and Maiduguri, was piled high with the bodies of the students, ranging in age from 18 to 25, as grieving relatives pressed in, said Ahmed Bedu, a local radio journalist.
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The governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, issued a statement condemning the attack as ?devastating, heinous and barbaric,? and called for increased protection from the military. Survivors and relatives echoed the call.
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Hamza Idris contributed from Maiduguri, Nigeria.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/world/africa/students-killed-at-nigerian-school.html?_r=0