A man suspected to be of unsound mind, armed with a matchete, on Thursday entered into Jafi Primary School, Kwaya Kusar town of Borno State, and matcheted two male pupils to death.

“A teacher and a female pupil were wounded in the attack,” said Borno PPRO, DSP Victor Isuku, ANIPR, who said that the incident happened at about 0930 hrs, and gave the name of the assailant as Gaji Adamu of Lube village of Kwaya Kusar LGA.

Isuku said in a statement: “As a result of the attack, irate youths mobbed the suspect, who is now unconscious and admitted in hospital under protective custody.

“The corpses and injured have been evacuated to Gombe general hospital.

Meanwhile the commissioner of police, CP Damian A. Chukwu, has directed the Divisional Police Officer of Kwaya Kusar Division to transfer the suspect to The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for a discreet investigation as well as to determine the mental state of the suspect.”