Boko Haram Sets School On Fire In Borno.

A primary school situated at Abaganaram
ward of Maiduguri metropolis was set
ablaze on Wednesday night by suspected
members of the Boko Haram sect, residents
of the area alleged.
When Nigerian Tribune went to the area at
about 4.00 p.m., it was discovered that the
fire started at about 12.00 p.m until the
morning on Thursday.
A resident, who spoke to Nigerian Tribune
on the incident, said people were alleging
that the fire was set by members of the
Boko Haram sect.
“We saw the smoke and we began to
wonder because earlier, there were
gunshots around here and people locked
themselves in their homes. Later, somebody
said there was fire on a building. We were
all afraid to go out but this morning, they
were saying it was Boko Haram, so, we did
not know whether it was Boko Haram or
those boys that always smoke Indian hemp
at the school,” Maman Bala told Nigerian
Tribune.
According to her, some young men are in
the habit of smoking Indian hemp at the
primary school, adding that the police had
come on many occasions to arrest them but
they would be released later and they would
return to the school to smoke.
She wondered why Boko Haram would set a
school ablaze when there was nobody in
the school.