Man attacks Maiduguri primary school, kills 2 students, injures 2 others

The police in Borno have arrested one, Gaji Adamu, suspected to be suffering from mental illness, on alleged murder of two pupils at a primary school in Kwaya-Kusar Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Victor Isuku, said the incident occurred at about 9:30a.m. on Thursday when the suspect, armed […]

The police in Borno have arrested one, Gaji Adamu, suspected to be suffering from mental illness, on alleged murder of two pupils at a primary school in Kwaya-Kusar Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Victor Isuku, said the incident occurred at about 9:30a.m. on Thursday when the suspect, armed with a machete, attacked the pupils at Jafi Primary School.

He explained that the assailant killed two male pupils and injured a teacher and a girl. He was beaten to a state of coma by irate youths in the area.

The PPRO added that the corpses of the pupils and those injured were taken to the General Hospital, Gombe, in neighbouring Gombe State, while the suspect was put under custody and admitted to hospital.

A resident of the area who is also a teacher in the area, Malam Abdulhamid, revealed that two of the pupils died on the spot while one other child died at the hospital.

“It is not clear how the assailant managed to enter the school. He attacked pupils with a machete killing three of them and causing fatal injuries to others.

“A female teacher, Ms Salamatu, was also injured when she confronted the assailant in an attempt to save the children from the brutal attack.

“Some of the pupils sustained injuries while trying to escape. People came to their rescue and arrested the attacker,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Damian Chukwu, has directed for the transfer of the case to the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for investigation, and to determine the mental health of the suspect.