A suicide bomb attack was launched on University of Maiduguri, claiming four lives including a professor of the institution.
This prompted the suspension of the ongoing first semester examinations.
Emergency workers have evacuated bodies of the deceased to mortuary. Reports gathered indicates that the incident occurred in a mosque near Gate 1, not the main Central Mosque, while the other explosion occured around Gate 5 of the same university.
A source within the university said the first blast occurred at a mosque within the staff quarters at the time Muslim worshippers were busy concluding the early Morning Prayer.
The second attack was said to have happened near the university’s 5th gate usually used by pedestrians. A female student, (names withheld) said her father was just lucky to have stepped out of the mosque before it went off.
According to her, “many of his colleagues like Professor Mani and other senior staffs have either been killed or badly injured. When we tried going to the scene of the blast, everywhere was covered with shredded human flesh and blood. Most the bodies have been taken to the Teaching hospital while others were rushed to the school clinic, soldiers have taken over the scenes,” she said.
The police public relations officer said the commissioner of police has mobilized his officials to the university campus.
He said Rescue and security officials have cordoned the areas while triage and casualty evacuation have been concluded, while officials from National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and that of Borno State (BOSEMA) confirmed the evacuation of bodies of the Professor, a child and two bombers.
At the point of filing this report, doctors have confirmed four people dead including the two bombers, 17 other victims who sustained injuries are being treated by medical personnels