Boko Haram kills Scores of UTME candidates in Borno

Socres of students travelling to write the Unified
Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Borno State
have been reportedly killed by the Boko Haram
sect.
They were among several persons that lost their
lives in multiple attacks unleashed by the dreaded
sect in four communities.
The Senator representing Borno Central in the
Senate, Zannah Ahmed, on Friday, accused the
military of complicity in Thursday attack on part of
troubled Borno State where he claimed that 210
people were killed in attacks on four towns.
The towns included Dikwa, Kala Balge, Gambulga
and Gwoza.
The senator claimed that the attackers were all
dressed in military uniforms and spoke English
language.
This was a departure from the Hausa and Kanuri
language spoken by the Boko Haram insurgents.
He even lamented that authorities of the military
post in Gamboru, which purportedly received a
distressed call from the people of Kala Balge
avoided the town, claiming that it was not in its
area of command.
The senator who said he was compelled to speak
out because his people were being killed on a daily
basis, added “what happened in Borno was beyond
understanding.”
He said: “It is a must for me to speak since the
people lives are involved and they are my people.
All these are happening in my constituency and it
will be wrong to keep quiet. I feel so much pained
and would not have spoken but definitely my
conscience will not let me do that.”
He alleged that 210 people were slaughtered by
marauders, who dressed in military uniforms and
attacked the towns in two armored personnel cars
and seven double cabin pickups.
According to him, they attacked a Teachers
College in Dikwa and killed seven people, burnt
down the school library and administrative block.
He said Kala Balge was the most devastated as 60
people were killed by the armed men who went on
the rampage.
He said after they left Kala Balge they attacked
three other towns in the area where a total of 150
persons were killed.
Our correspondent made repeated efforts to call
the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen.
Chris Olukolade, without success as the calls to
his mobile telephone line did not connect.
Our correspondent also sent a text message to the
Defence Spokesman which had not been replied as
of the time of filing the story.
A security source, however, said that the
insurgents laid ambush for a group of students who
were on their way to Biu from Maiduguri to write
Senior the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
Examination scheduled for Saturday April, 2014.
It was learnt that the JAMB candidates were riding
in eight vehicles were they ran into the insurgents
ambush.
It was, however, not clear whether the insurgents
got the all occupants of the eight vehicles or not.
He stated however that the incident took place on
Wednesday evening.