Gunmen raid three villages in Madagali and Michika local governments in Adamawa State

Two days after gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members struck in early hour and killed dozens students of Federal Government College Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, Unknown gunmen on Wednesday night raided three villages in Madagali and Michika local governments in Adamawa State, residents and officials have said.

According to the chairman of Madagali Local Government, Maina Ularamu, who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES over the telephone, the attackers, suspected to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect, first attacked Kirchiga Village before proceeding to Shuwa town both in Madagali Local Government Area.

“They came to Kirchiga at a little after 8p.m and opened fire sporadically at the people,” he said.

He however could not confirm any casualty‎ figure as at midnight on Thursday.

Mr. Ularamu added that the gunmen also‎ attacked neighbouring Shuwa town, adding that the sounds of gunfire could still be heard in the town as at the time we spoke to him.

Also, a resident of Michika town, who declined to be named for security reasons, told PREMIUM TIMES that he could hear gunshots in the town.

He reported intermittent sounds of gunshots and said most people in the town had run home for safety.

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Army in Yola, Nuhu Jafaru, could not be reached to comment for this story. Calls to him were unsuccessful as his telephone line failed to connect.

Yobe state Police Commissioner, Sanusi A Rufai confirmed that twenty nine male students were killed and twenty four structures that include the Administration block, students hostel and staff quarters were burnt down.

A resident in the area said he has counted 39 lifeless bodies within the premises. "The attackers started the operation around 12:15 unperturbed until after 4 am, the students were slaughtered and fired with guns.

I counted 39 copses" he said. Daily trust gathered that the

It would be recalled that assailants stormed the school premises two days ago in 6 Hilux pick up vans and motorcycles and separated only the male students before they opened fire on them. "It was too horrible because, some of the students were slaughtered, some were burnt inside the hostel”, a source said.

Many school structures were burnt down along with the occupants including the staff quarters residents in Gujba.