Science Secondary School, Potiskum that claimed the lives of at least
48 students and injured many others on Monday was detonated by an
unknown suicide bomber who sneaked into the school dressed like a
student, witnesses said.
In a phone interview with LeaderShipNews-Paper, a teacher who spoke on
condition of anonymity revealed that the bomber was dressed in the
black and white school uniform of the school, and was dropped off by
an unidentified car at 7:30am on Tuesday morning.
He Said..
"Many of us sighted him as he was dropped off by the car and watched
how he confidently walked up to the assembly ground pretending to be
one of the students. But unfortunately, he was immediately spotted by
one of the duty teachers who noticed his odd appearance amongst other
students, by carrying a bag to the assembly ground, even though the
school is a boarding school.
"The teacher on duty called his attention, asking him why he had to
bring his bag to the assembly ground, but the bomber remained silent,
ignoring the teacher. His attitude towards the teacher drew the
attention of other students who milled around him to find out who he
was. The teacher then moved closer to him, thinking he might be a new
student on transfer since most of the students could not recognise
him.
"The teacher and some of the senior prefects who were not pleased with
the rudeness of the fake student who continued to ignore the teacher,
decided to force him to kneel down.
"It was during the process of asking him to observe the punishment of
kneeling down that the explosive in the bag went off and unfortunately
killed many of the students including the teacher who had inched
closer to the scene to see what was happening...
"I thank God that I am alive; but the deafening sound of the bomb
affected my auditory system for several hours...even from the distance
that I stood before the blast, I found myself sprawling on the ground
after the blast; that made me believe that the blast might have come
from a huge explosive device..."
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