Musdapha Ilo, Maiduguri
 
Following the deadly explosion at the Government Science Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State, on Monday, all schools in the state have been shut down indefinitely.
 
The Commissioner of Education, Mohammed Lamin, who announced the development, confirmed that 33 students were killed in the blast, while 67 others sustained injuries.
 
Lamin said further that 41 of the 67 injured persons have been referred to secondary health institutions, including the  Federal Medical Centres, in Nguru and Azare, Yobe and Bauchi state respectively.
 
He explained that the decision to close down all schools in the state until the security situation improves, comes as a measure to forestall a reoccurrence and restore peace to the area. 
 
The state police commissioner, Markus Danladi, who visited Potiskum town along with the state commissioner of Education was not allowed to the scene of the blast by angry mob who resisted any entrance to the area attacked by the bomber.
 
Danladi retreated and said all security personnel had stay away from the scene of the blast for the sake of peace.
 
He, however, visited the palaces of the two emirs in Potiskum to commiserate with them over the sad incident and to seek for their cooperation in the maintenance of laws and order.
 
The police chief called on the emirs to educate their subjects on the importance of security personnel at this critical time, noting that the support of the people towards fighting terrorism cannot be overemphasized.