OVER 20 STUDENTS OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, MUBI, ADAMANWA STATE KILLED

At least 20 students of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State, northeast Nigeria, were killed  last night in what seems to be a disagreement between two rival groups over the election of their union leaders. Eyewitnesses said trouble started around 2p.m on Monday when the two rival groups accused each other of revealing the source of their arms and ammunition to the Joint Military Task Force following the raid by the Task Force during which they discovered large arms cache in the area about two weeks ago.

However, around 9 p.m. yesterday at Anwan Samiya area, a student dominated settlement located close to the institution, the two groups engaged each other in a bloody shoot-out from 9 p.m. till the early hours of today. When the sound of gun shots subsided this morning, at least 20 students were found dead while several others were seriously injured and are receiving treatment at Mubi General Hospital.