Horror in Yobe state

Damaturu —
Residents of
Nasarawa ward
of Damaturu, the
Yobe State
capital,
yesterday, woke
up to the
shocking news of
the slaughter of
twin teenagers
by yet to be
identified
persons.
The state
Commissioner of
Police, Patrick
Egbuniwe, who
confirmed the
incidence in
Damaturu said
the command
was suspecting
members of the
Boko Haram
Islamic sect.
He also revealed
that the oldest
private school in
the state, Yobe
Children’s
Academy, had
also been burned
down.
According to the
Police boss, the
cases of night
killings and
burning of
schools are on
the increase in
the state capital
as the hoodlums
no longer use gun
or explosive
devices but
resort to
slaughtering of
their victims as
sounds of guns
and bombs often
attracts
immediate
response by
security agents.
The
Commissioner of
Police who
wondered why
the attackers will
slaughter 15-
year-old set of
twins said the
incident occurred
at about 10pm
on Saturda.
He also stated
that the Yobe
Children’s
Academy was
set on fire
around 11 o’clock
of the same day.
A staff of the
school who
spoke on
condition of
anonymity said
30 classrooms
were razed as
only the staff
room, library and
laboratory were
spared.
The school,
according to him,
has pre-nursery,
nursery, primary
and secondary
sections and
currently with
over 3,000
student
population.
He expressed
grief over where
the students will
write the Junior
Secondary School
Examination
slated for today.
The school was
established in
1992 and at the
moment is one
of the leading
institutions with
good academic
records with
several of its
products excelling
in high
institutions at
home and abroad
and
internationally.