Slaughtered 'one by one': 25 slain at Nigeria college

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By NBC News staff and wire reportsKADUNA, Nigeria -- Gunmen shot dead at least 25 students in an attack on their college residence in northeast Nigeria, authorities said.

The overnight attack took place at the Federal Polytechnic Mubi in remote Adamawa state late on Monday, the head of the information department at the college told Reuters.

"The killers went from room to room, slaughtering them one by one," said witness Mohammed Awal, who was not harmed in the attack. Some were shot, others killed with machetes, he said.

Citing local residents, Voice of America reported that the victims were "individually questioned before being attacked."

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