The Sunday night shooting that lasted over an hour at the University of Maiduguriwasinitially reported as involving soldiers and Boko Haram insurgents.
The Sunday night shooting that lasted over an hour at the University of Maiduguri was not an exchange between soldiers and suspected Boko Haram fighters, the university has said.
Last night, at about 9 p.m, students of the university reading for their ongoing second-semester examinations abandoned their studies and took to their heels when the shooting began. This newspaper had earlier reported that soldiers repelled an attack by Boko Haram fighters who were trying to force their way into the school through the direction where the female hostels are located.
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