Nigeria has launched an investigation into the massacre of at least 26 people in a recent attack on a hostel at the Federal Polytechnic University in the northeastern town of Mubi.

Officials said the deadly incident took place on October 1, when unknown gunmen entered the hostel and went from door to door calling their victims out by name before shooting or slitting their throats.

The government has placed the town under an indefinite curfew, ordering residents to stay indoors or only move around for a few hours each day.


Nigerian authorities have also closed the university.

The massacre came days after the Nigerian army arrested dozens of people with suspected links to the Boko Haram militant group in Mubi.

The group has claimed responsibility for a number of shooting attacks and bombings in various parts of Nigeria over the past months.

Press TV