A lecturer at the Federal College of Education,
FCE, Kabuga, Kano, Chief Christian Ojimba, in a
recent interview with Vanguard recounted the
ordeal he and some of his students went
through when Boko Haram members visited
their school on September 17th, an attack that
lasted 45minutes. Below is what he said...
"It was a very serious attack and an
unexpected one. Before the attack on our
school, Boko Haram terrorists had attacked
Kano State Polytechnic inside the city
centre, with the new strategy of using
female and male teenagers, who they arm
with bombs. In broad-day light on
Wednesday, September 17, our school, the
Federal College of Technology, Kano, was
attacked.
That day, I didn’t have lectures, but, in my usual
way, I had to go to school, because I am very
friendly with my students.
I am always in my office to solve their
problems because I love my students. I must
say that I had premonition which, if I had
heeded, I wouldn’t have been involved in the
attack. One, I didn’t have lectures; two, when I
got to the school gate, I discovered my office
keys were not in my bag; three, my wallet
containing my identity card, driver’s licence and
other important documents was not with me.