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At least 47 students were killed in a college in Nigeria's northeastern state of Yobe after gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members unleashed terror on Sunday morning Cheap Air Max 90 Online , local sources reported.
The College of Agriculture in Gujba, 50 km south of the state capital Damaturu, came under attack by gunmen who shot mindlessly at students, an official who craved for anonymity said.
"So far Cheap Air Max Online , we have recovered at least 47 bodies within and outside the school premises. Many of the people affected were men. It is sad that their lives were cut short by this incident," Ali Mohammed, an auxiliary staff of the college told Xinhua on phone.
Mohammed said tears filled the eyes of many sympathizers who thronged the campus on Sunday afternoon and found bodies of the victims laid in an open space.
"Some government officials have paid condolence visit to the college. This is a sad incident," he said Cheap Nike Air Max 1 Black , giving a hint that a mass burial was being planned for the victims.
According to the college officer, many other students were injured in the attack. Most of the injured students have been taken to a state-run hospital in Damaturu for treatment.
More corpses may be recovered as rescuers were still combing the area on Sunday afternoon for other dead or injured victims, he added.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a serving senator in Nigeria Cheap Nike Air Max 95 Black , also confirmed the heavy casualties recorded in the incident when he expressed his grief on facebook.
"I am deeply saddened by the horrific news of gun men senselessly claiming the promising lives of over 40 students of Gubja College Of Agriculture in Yobe State," the federal lawmaker said.
"Today is not a day for us to throw blames or point fingers of accuse, but rather a day to act swiftly to bring this perpetrators to book and to support our security agencies to prevent this type of attacks in the future," Saraki said.
"If truly our youths are the future of this nation Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Black , then we must be ready to do everything to protect them. I sympathize with the families of those who lost loved ones and I pray for a repose of their soul," the lawmaker added.
Earlier, in a telephone chat with Xinhua, Abdullahi Garba Cheap Nike Air Max Black , a student of the college, recounted his experience, saying the gunmen shot sporadically.
"Surviving students are at the moment fleeing the school premises. We really want to reunite with our families right now," he said.
Most of the students have fears for more attacks by the gunmen Cheap Air Max 1 Black , he noted.
In a terse statement made available to Xinhua, spokesperson of the military in Yobe State Eli Lazarus confirmed the attack, but declined to give details about the casualties.
"The gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists on bikes Cheap Air Max 95 Black , Hilux and Golf vehicles, attacked the College of Agriculture in Gujba.
"The terrorists surrounded the male hostel and opened fire indiscriminately, leaving several students dead and others wounded. The terrorists also took away the school ambulance," he said.
Security agencies are presently on the trail of the fleeing terrorists Cheap Air Max 90 Black , with a view to arresting them, Lazarus added.
On July 6, at least 29 pupils and a teacher were killed by suspected Boko Haram members in a pre-dawn attack on a school in Yobe State.
Yobe State, in the volatile northeastern region of Nigeria Cheap Air Max Black , is one of three states where President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in May, sending thousands of troops to the area.
The Boko Haram sect seeks to enshrine the Islamic sharia law into the constitution and declares war against Western education.
NAIROBI， Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's golden era in basketball when the country was considered a regional and continental powerhouse was in the 1970s and 1980s during which both the men's and women's teams reigned supreme.
However， due to lack of a solid and focused youth program to feed develop basketball talent and feed the national team with players， the game took a nose-dive.
"Many good players begin playing basketball in high school， which is a very later stage compared to powerhouses like Angola and Senegal. In sports， there is a direct correlation between age and success，" former national team player， Moses Maloba told Xinhua on Wednesday.
There has always been talent in the basketball in the country， however since great players such as Ronnie Owino， Smarts Olumbo， Big Sam Omole， Isaac Omole and Lawi Odera retired from the game， their replacements have been very hard to come by.
The women have also produced good players like Queen Olumbo， Caroline Omamo， Phoebe Orimba， Nasila Achieng， Susan Kariuki and Wilkister Oduor.
Most of these players joined the coaching ranks， but have not been able to transfer their expertise to their charges， giving rise to fears that the game's best moments could be over.
Kenya Basketball Federation's fixtures secretary， Joseph Amoko said basketball in Kenya has largely suffered because of being ignored by the government in favor of football， athletics， volleyball and rugby.
"The sport has suffered and continues to suffer because of being overlooked. Teams participating in international tournaments are usually less prepared before and during games compared to their opponents，" Amoko noted.
National teams generally convene for practice sessions less than two weeks before competitions compared to their opponents who begin preparations earlier and present their best players even if it means recalling them from overseas where they play professional basketball or attend college.
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