The suspected Boko Haram members that attacked Bayero University Kano (BUK) old campus escaped through the Mango gate that opens to Dorayi Road which is normally closed at weekend.
After the attack they fled southwards towards the gate shooting sporadically in the air as they rode on five motorcycles.
An eye witness told our reporter that after destroying the pad lock on the gate with a gunshot they escaped.
The witness said: “I saw them coming towards the gate on their motorbikes shooting in the air to scare people away from them. I advised the security by the gate to remove his uniform so that he would not be attacked. They then escaped by climbing the fence to the other side of the road.”
Daily Trust further learnt that after the operation, the gunmen while trying to escape shot at people they met on the way to the Mango gate leaving them with various degrees of injuries.
Some of the victims that sustained minor injuries were treated at the university clinic while those with serious injuries were taken to Aminu Kano as discovered.
Some people were at the clinic looking for their loved ones. The university environment was very quiet as people remained indoors following the order by the JTF that movements were not allowed inside the campus, according to some security men on the campus.
However, movement along the Dorayi Road through which the gunmen escaped was normal despite the incident. Both commercial and private vehicles were seen going freely even as soldiers patrolled the area.
