TRAGEDY AT UNIMAID: Professor, others killed

A report reaching us from Maiduguri has confirmed the loss of a professor and four other lives in a bomb blast perpetrated by a male suicide bomber who detonated a bomb at the Senior Staff Quarters of the University of Maiduguri, (UNIMAID), Borno State

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According to News24, the killed academic  was named as Prof. Aliyu Usman Mani, the Director of Veterinary of the University.

The Commissioner of Police(CP), Damian Chukwu, has also  confirmed the tragic incident in Maiduguri.

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According to News24, Mr Chukwu has confirmed that 15 persons, who were injured in the blast have been rushed to hospital.



“At about 5:45 a.m. a mobile police officer who is on duty sighted a suicide bomber who was trying to scale the fence at Gate Five of the university.


” Suspicious of his movement, the mobile police officer instantly gunned him down and his bomb exploded and killed him instantly

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“The second suicide bomber, a seven year-old detonated the second explosive at the senior staff quarters mosque in the university where a professor, and four persons were killed and 15 persons sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to the hospital,”said Chukwu.

Does this mean that the terrorist group are now throwing their last shots or have Nigerians been deluded again about their conquest? Whatever is the truth, Nigerians must stay alert and know that they are the first security agent of their lives-- Nikman.