•Jonathan gets interim report
President Goodluck Jonathan is in possession of a preliminary security report on the Independence Day anniversary massacre of 40 students in Mubi, Adamawa State.
The report suggests that the killings might not be unconnected with the Students Union Government election held at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi on the eve of the attack.
The State Security Service (SSS) has already arrested two suspects alleged to be the masterminds of the killings.
A source familiar with the matter said: “From the Interim Report, the SSS has succeeded in arresting two suspects who are strongly alleged to be the masterminds of the killings.
“The government was also briefed that the killings had a strong link with the outcome of the Students Union Government election at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi.
“Some aggrieved students were alleged to have embarked on revenge following the defeat of their candidates.
“The Interim Report shocked the government because it underscored the level at which our youths have degenerated.”
But government is not ruling out other clues, sources said.
One source said: “The Police and other security agencies are working on other factors which could have caused for the genocide.
“Some suspects have also been arrested by the Police. Their interrogation might provide additional clues to the security challenge in Mubi and those behind it.
“Also, for such violence to have been perpetrated, it suggests a kind of arms pile up in Mubi. The security agencies and the police are expected to get to the root of how students were involved in gun running.
“There is a suspicion that the killings might be a spill over of the political situation in Mubi and the state. Security agencies are to probe those behind the violent syndicate operating in the commercial town.
The probe of the killings also involves remedial steps to be taken to prevent a reoccurrence. “So far, a full-scale investigation is still in progress and the nation will be briefed accordingly.”