尼日利亚一所学校遭袭 29 人死亡At least 29 students have been killed after suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a boarding school in north-east Nigeria.尼日利亚东北部地区一所寄宿学校遭到博科圣地组织嫌疑分子攻击，至少 29 位学生被杀。 The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says the remote school in Yobe state was attacked overnight when students were in their dormitories. All the victims were teenage boys and 11 others were seriously injured. Most of the school was burned to the ground. Islamist militants have attacked dozens of schools in north-east Nigeria. Last September, 40 students were killed at an agricultural college during another night-time raid. Teachers at the school in Buni Yadi said the gunmen gathered the female students together before telling them to go away and get married and to abandon their education. The name Boko Haram means Western education is sin. The group says it aims is to replace Nigeria's political leadership and establish a new state under strict Islamic law. Nigeria's military said on Tuesday it was pursuing the attackers. "We assure all law-abiding citizens that we will continue to do what is necessary to protect lives and property," a statement said. President Goodluck Jonathan condemned the killings, calling them "heinous, brutal and mindless". Our correspondent says Nigeria's armed forces are facing increasing criticism for failing to protect civilians or to respond to raids by the militants. Yobe state Governor Ibrahim Gaidam said more troops were needed to contain the militants. "It is unfortunate that up to five hours when this massacre took place, there were no security agents around to stop or contain the situation," he said in a statement.
