Yobe State police commissioner, Sanusi Rufai, confirmed that the figure, saying the attackers came on Monday night and killed 29 students and burnt down 24 staff quarters including the college’s adminisstrative block.

“Some of the students were burnt to ashes by the insurgents.

From the information I got, no female students was killed by the Boko Haram. Only male students were killed,” Rufai informed journalists.

Spokesman of 3 Div Special Operation Battalion, cptn. Lazarus Eli, also confirmed the attack.

“We don’t have details yet but back our men have been deployed to the area in pursuit of the attackers,” Capt. Eli said.