‘No, the campus wasn’t affected’: Police in Borno deny terrorist attack on UNIMAID

by Adeola Balogun

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Reports of a terrorist attack on the University of Maiduguri in Borno have been refuted by police in the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Lawal Tanko, is said to have stated that the rumours are false.

Tanko said:

“The story indicating that the university has been attacked is not true. What happened was that the insurgents passed through a river channel behind the university to launch the attack on the barracks,’’ he said.

“It is true that there is an ongoing exchange of fire between security agents and some suspected insurgents, but the incident is limited to the barracks area alone,’’ he said.

The university’s Chief Information Officer, Ahmed Mohammed, supported the assertions of the police. He said:

“The university camp was not attacked, the attackers only used a narrow river side near the campus to carry out their nefarious act. “Many people assumed that the university was affected because the hostilities took place near the campus.”

There were reports this morning of three loud blasts being heard within the Maiduguri metropolis.

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