A gunman wearing a suicide bomb vest attacked a school in Yobe state this morning, leaving 12 people seriously injured and the attacker dead, according to a police source and students who witnessed the attack.
The man opened fire on students as they underwent security checks outside the College of Administrative and Business Studies (CABS) in Potiskum at 8:10 a.m. local time, and rushed into the school firing sporadic shots while being chased by students and residents, a witness said.
12 people have been evacuated with serious gunshot wounds and taken to the hospital from the scene of the shooting attack," a police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the incident. A paramedic at the Potiskum General Hospital said the hospital received 12 people with serious injuries.
"The gunman died after he set off his suicide explosives as he was being chased inside the school, but no one was hurt," the officer said.
Two accomplices with the man fled the scene, and the Nigeria Police Force said on Twitter that they "have now been arrested at different locations after coordinated pursuit.
Police said an AK-47 rifle and ammunition were recovered from the accomplices
The Police is suspecting the boko haram terrorist group as the main sponsors of this attack owing to their previous attacks on the state
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