Some were burnt alive, others had their throats slit, many more were shot or killed by hand grenades when terrorists in northern Nigeria attacked a dormitory full of schoolchildren yesterday.
“They were slaughtered like sheep,” said a teacher at the boarding school for girls and boys aged 11-18.
The attack, which bore the hallmarks of the Islamist militants Boko Haram, left at least 43 people dead, just hours after President Jonathan had pledged that security “will improve”. The promise appeared to ring particularly hollow yesterday when it emerged that the President’s 70-year-old uncle
