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Nigeria: Gunmen kill Mubi students

Published:Tuesday | October 2, 2012 | 2:51 PM

At least 20 people, mostly students, have been killed by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria.



Officials say most of the dead were students who attended the Federal Polytechnic Mubi.



A college spokesman said 26 students had been killed, while a local resident told the BBC that more than 40 people had been shot dead or stabbed.



The killings come days after a major operation against the Boko Haram militant group in the town.