Thursday, October 04, 2012

There has been a student massacre in Nigeria for what seems unrelated to any rational purpose or motive. They have no clues to why.

This always worries me. Nigeria has seen widespread violence against its own people. This needs attention to prevent any spread of the violence or retaliation of any kind. The people will be scared to not know what is happening to their family members. The randomness alone is an impetus to more.

"No evidence' on Nigerian Massacre (click here)

Published: 14:14 October 4, 2012

Official dismisses reports linking tensions to a campus vote

Lagos: A security official at a Nigeria college on Thursday dismissed reports that a massacre at a nearby student housing area that left at least 40 people dead was linked to tensions over a campus vote.
“I have no evidence to link it to the election,” Shuaib Aroke, deputy registrar at Federal Polytechnic Mubi, where some of those killed in the Tuesday massacre were enrolled, told AFP.
“It is a fallacy,” he said of the supposed link being suggested by some Nigerian authorities. “We are united here at polytechnic,” added Aroke, who said he is currently in charge of security on campus.
He however said he had no information on who was behind the killings....