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Man believed to be mentally deranged butchers pupils to death

Borno state police commissioner, Damian A. Chukwu ordered that the suspect be investigated to determine mental health.

The incident occurred on Thursday, November 30, 2017, according to a report compiled by the Daily Post News, stating that the alleged lunatic entered the educational facility with a machete.

A teacher and a female pupil sustained injuries from the attack which unleashed the fury of a mob who descended on the subject, leaving him unconscious before he was transported to a hospital.

The remains of the deceased, two boys, have been deposited at the Gombe General Hospital.

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DSP Victor Isuku, the Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the report in a statement:

“The corpses and injured have been evacuated to Gombe general hospital for deposition and treatment of the victims."

State police commissioner, Damian A. Chukwu, also instructed that Adamu be transferred to the Borno state criminal investigation department for an investigation expected to confirm his mental well-being.

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