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20 killed in Nigerian varsity attack
Heavily armed militants launched vicious attacks at a University campus in northern Nigeria’s restive Kano city on Saturday, targeting worshippers at two church services and leaving at least 20 people dead.
The two centres were targeted simultaneously at the Bayero University when Christians were holding church services. The militants, who came on motorcycles, first threw explosives at the
services, and then attacked the panic stricken people as they tried to flee the area. While some died in the explosions, others were gunned down.
Bullet-ridden bodies were seen littered at the scene of the attack, witnesses said. “Most of the worshippers were Catholics and the services were well attended, with an overflow outside the building,” a witness told PTI on phone.
Police spokesman Idris Ibrahim said the men came on motorcycles and escaped soon after the attacks. Victims were rushed to a hospital and witnesses said the toll was likely to go up.
The attacks left a grim scene at the University campus, and half-eaten meals were seen left at the site of the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but the attack carries the imprint of Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, which has been carrying out a campaign of violence in the country.
More than 180 people had died in Kano a few months back when the sect targeted its residents.
Heavily armed militants launched vicious attacks at a University campus in northern Nigeria’s restive Kano city on Saturday, targeting worshippers at two church services and leaving at least 20 people dead.
The two centres were targeted simultaneously at the Bayero University when Christians were holding church services. The militants, who came on motorcycles, first threw explosives at the
services, and then attacked the panic stricken people as they tried to flee the area. While some died in the explosions, others were gunned down.
Bullet-ridden bodies were seen littered at the scene of the attack, witnesses said. “Most of the worshippers were Catholics and the services were well attended, with an overflow outside the building,” a witness told PTI on phone.
Police spokesman Idris Ibrahim said the men came on motorcycles and escaped soon after the attacks. Victims were rushed to a hospital and witnesses said the toll was likely to go up.
The attacks left a grim scene at the University campus, and half-eaten meals were seen left at the site of the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but the attack carries the imprint of Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, which has been carrying out a campaign of violence in the country.
More than 180 people had died in Kano a few months back when the sect targeted its residents.
