The Police Command in Borno State on Friday denied reports of suspected Boko Haram insurgents attack on the University of Maiduguri campus in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Rather, the police said the misconception must have come about as a result of the usage of the corridor behind the campus by the insurgents to launch their attack on the military barracks in the town.
The Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Lawal Tanko, made the denial in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri.
Tanko said: “The story indicating that the university had been attack is not true.
“What happened was that the insurgents passed through a river channel behind the university to launch the attack on the barracks.”
Tanko said that the university campus was safe as both students and lecturers had been adequately protected.
He, however, confirmed an attempted attack on the Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, by suspected members of the sect.
“It is true that there is an ongoing exchange of fire between security agents and some suspected insurgents, but the incident is limited to the barracks area alone,” he said.
Also, Malam Ahmed Mohammed, the Chief Information Officer of the university, who spoke to NAN, corroborated the claim of the commissioner.
Mohammed said: “The university camp was not attacked.
“The attackers only used a narrow river side near the campus to carry out their nefarious act.
“Many people assumed that the university was affected because the hostilities took place near the campus.”
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