SAN FRANCISCO, January 17, (THEWILL) – The Boko Haram terrorist sect has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a mosque at the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, in the early hours of Monday.
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau stated this in an audio message on YouTube, threatening that more of such attacks should be expected.
The attack had resulted in the death of a professor of Veterinary Medicine as well as the postponement of examinations scheduled to take place in the institution on Monday.
Three other persons were killed in the attack carried out by a 7-year old suicide bomber. Security forces said they foiled a third attack near the university by killing another suicide bomber strapped with a suicide vest.
The Boko Haram leader, according to a transcript of the audio, published by SaharaReporters, claimed the attack was because the mosque was mixing Islam with democracy.
Shekau released an audio in Hausa last night claiming they carried out the attack because the university was mixing “Islam with democracy”.
He said, “we carried out the University of Maiduguri Bomb at the mosque.
“We did it because they are mixing Islam with democracy.
“We carried out the attack in the morning and I am speaking to you this evening.
“Here in Maiduguri and you will see more of this attacks.”
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